''I do hope it will be positive for me,'' Blatter, sporting a light gray beard, told reporters at around 8 a.m. (0600 GMT) ahead of a hearing expected to last several hours. The 80-year-old Blatter denies wrongdoing in authorizing a $2 million payment to former FIFA vice president Michel Platini in 2011. The so-called ''disloyal payment'' led Blatter to be put under investigation for criminal mismanagement by Swiss federal prosecutors last September. More...