French authorities have searched the Parisian base of the French Football Federation (FFF), seizing documents relating to the criminal investigation into disgraced ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter.
The paperwork is believed to be connected to "the suspected payment of 2 million Swiss Francs" in 2011 - widely dubbed the "disloyal payment" - made to similarly deposed UEFA president and former French footballing great Michel Platini.
Blatter is quoted as being "very surprised" at the probe into the FFF offices, because the payment "was not made to FFF nor UEFA, but put into the private account of Michel Platini in a Swiss bank."
The Swiss investigation began in September, and despite regular protestations of innocence from Blatter and Platini over the payment allegedly made to the latter for consultancy work, the pair have been banned from footballing activities for six years - a suspension both intend to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
In their stead, Gianni Infantino was elected the new FIFA president in February, while Angel Maria Villar remains at UEFA's helm in an acting role.
Infantino vowed to "restore the image" of FIFA upon becoming Blatter's successor at the top of world football.