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| Blatter was suspended for 90 days by FIFA's ethics committee |
Sepp Blatter has filed an
official appeal against his suspension from soccer by FIFA's ethics committee,
the New York Times reported. Blatter, the Swiss who has been president of the
global soccer body FIFA since 1998, was suspended on Thursday by the
association's ethics committee. The 79-year-old is currently facing a Swiss
criminal investigation.
The
New York Times said it had obtained a copy of Blatter's appeal against the
suspension.
In
it, the paper reported that Blatter objected to brusque and unfair treatment.
Blatter's legal team also demanded to see the ethics committee's case file and
sought a hearing to argue their case in full.
Blatter's
lawyers in Switzerland and the United States did not immediately respond to
requests for comment on the report.
In
the immediate aftermath of the suspension, Blatter's lawyers said in a
statement that he was looking forward to presenting evidence that will prove he
did not engage in any misconduct.
The
Swiss Attorney General said on Sept. 25 it had opened a criminal investigation
into Blatter concerning a payment of 2 million Swiss francs from FIFA to Michel
Platini in 2011 and a Caribbean television rights deal.
Blatter told a German
magazine this week that the Swiss criminal investigation against him was
"not correct".
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