Blatter says Platini could make comeback as the two make nice
Fifa’s ex-president says a comeback is possible for his former ally; Blatter is serving a six-year ban from football over a payment he authorised to Platini in 2011
Zurich — Fifa’s ex-president Sepp Blatter said on Friday that a comeback was possible for his former ally Michel Platini, declining to hit back after the Frenchman savaged him in an interview last month. Blatter told AFP that Platini’s name may be cleared by "new elements" concerning the infamous 2-million Swiss franc payment ($2m, €1.9m) that triggered both men’s ouster from football. "I think he should be back and I think it is not all over," Blatter said, suggesting that former Uefa boss Platini could take charge of the European confederation again, or even Fifa. Blatter is currently serving a six-year ban from football over the payment he authorised to Platini in 2011. Platini’s suspension was cut to four years on appeal. The pair are united in claiming the transaction was legitimate, but bitter words have been swapped since details of the payment emerged in September 2015. Last month, in an interview with French newspaper Le Monde, Platini called Blatter "the biggest egoist I’v...
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