Fifa president Sepp Blatter says he had a "gentleman's agreement"
with Michel Platini over the £1.35m payment he made to his Uefa
counterpart in 2011.
Blatter, 79, faces a
criminal investigation
over the payment, made nine years after Platini, 60, carried out consultation work for the Swiss.
Both men deny any wrongdoing.
"It was a contract I had with Michel Platini, a
gentleman's agreement that was followed through on," Blatter told Swiss
broadcaster RROTV.
Football's world governing body Fifa has imposed
a 90-day suspension
on Blatter and Platini while corruption claims concerning the payment are investigated.
Former France international captain and coach Platini
says the money was an unpaid additional salary due from the time he
served as Blatter's advisor between 1998 and 2002
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