Two of the football world’s most powerful men were charged with fraud and corruption.
But Sepp Blatter, 86, and Michel Platini, 67, are acquitted.
“I have not been spotless through life, but in this case I am innocent,” Blatter told the gathering of the press on his way to the courtroom.
The prosecutor demanded a suspended sentence of 20 months for the two pampers who constantly declared their innocence.