Platini was widely viewed as a leading candidate to replace Blatter during ’s corruption crisis in 2015. His path collapsed after a Swiss investigation into a payment made to him, ending his hopes of taking football’s top job.
Infantino, then Platini’s long-serving general secretary at UEFA, subsequently emerged as a candidate and won the presidency the following year. That transition remains the central dispute behind the latest legal action.
The report says Platini’s complaint alleges conspiracy to make false accusations and influence peddling, with the alleged aim of preventing his candidacy. It reportedly names former Swiss attorney general Michael Lauber and legal director Marco Villiger among the other defendants.
The case follows earlier legal action directed at Swiss authorities in 2022. Platini and Blatter were later cleared by Swiss courts at trial and again after an appeal, according to the report.
Platini’s legal team is also reportedly pursuing a civil damages claim against . That creates a second route for the former France captain to challenge the events that removed him from football’s executive hierarchy.
The sporting consequences are long settled: Infantino has led since 2016, while Platini’s career in football administration ended years ago. The legal significance, however, could lie in whether French authorities examine the alleged conduct and call for further proceedings.
The complaint has reportedly been announced just days before Infantino is due to open the World Cup in North America. That timing places an old leadership battle back in the public conversation as prepares for its biggest tournament.
The next storyline will be whether French prosecutors act on Platini’s filing-and whether the dispute develops into a broader examination of how power changed hands at .