On 25 March 2025, Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini won their second acquittal in a Swiss fraud case over a £1.75 million FIFA payment from 2011.

Michal Platini is considering suing Swiss authorities, as he blames the case for ruining his chances of leading FIFA and may seek compensation. His lawyer criticised the decade-long investigation as baseless.

Keith Oliver was quoted in City AM, commenting on this latest development:

“Since Mr Blatter and Mr Platini have won both legs (no away goals to save the prosecutors’ blushes), this may well be the final whistle in this saga, at least from a criminal law point of view.” Keith goes on to say, “It would not be a surprise to see Mr Blatter and Mr Platini pursuing every legal course they can to seek compensation for losses sustained and reputational damage. As Kenneth Wolstenholme might have said, ‘they think it’s all over, (it may not be)’.”