Michel Platini is hopeful that a new memo allegedly showing a payment agreement with suspended FIFA boss Sepp Blatter will clear his name in a corruption case, and re-ignite the Frenchman's bid to become the next president of world soccer's governing body. Facing a possible life ban for corruption, the suspended UEFA president was charged over a controversial $2 million payment from FIFA in 2011 that Blatter approved as backdated salary for work by Platini as a presidential adviser from 1998-2002. Platini's communication team said Sunday that a 23-page memo they obtained earlier this week shows that UEFA's executive committee was aware of a deal with Blatter as early as November 1998. Blatter and Platini are expected to appear before the FIFA ethics committee within two weeks. (For more sports news andupdates, followAhramOnlineSportson Twitter at@AO_Sportsand onFacebookatAhramOnlineSports.) http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/172777.aspx