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FIFA President Sepp Blatter told Swiss newspaper Blick on Sunday that he believes the corruption charges that were brought against him in October will be thrown out.AaAaAeAeAaAeAeA "The judge told me at the start, 'The corruption cha have been withdrawn,' " Blatter is (http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/20/sepp-blatter-fifa-corruption-charges-dropped?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter) reported to have said.

The charges center on a payment of about $2 millionAaAaAeAeAaAeAeA Blatter mad Union of European Football Associations President Michel Platini in 2011, when Platini was a consultant to FIFA, international soccer's governing body.

In October, FIFA suspended Blatter, Platini and others from all soccer-related activities for 90 days while it conducted an investigation into the matter.

In October, Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Anheuser-Busch and Visa (http://www.espnfc.us/fifa-world-cup/story/2644317/coca-cola-calls-for-sepp-blatter-to-step-down-immediately) called for Blatter's resignation .AaAaAeAeAaAeAeA OnAaAaAeAeAaAeAeA Dec.AaAaAeAeAaAeAeA 1, Adidas four companies in writing a letter to FIFA demanding the organization's reforms happen under (http://www.espnfc.com/blog/fifa/243/post/2735744/fifa-sponsors-demand-independent-oversight-of-reforms) independent oversight .AaAaAeAe