FIFA president Sepp
Blatter and UEFA boss Michel Platini have been suspended for eight years from
all football-related activities following an ethics investigation. The bans come into force
immediately.
BBC Sport report continues:
At
79, Blatter's suspension effectively ends his long career as a football
administrator.
FIFA
boss since 1998, the Swiss had already announced his intention to stand down
ahead of February's presidential election.
Platini,
60, was tipped as a future leader of football's world governing body and had
hoped to succeed Blatter. A three-time European Footballer of the Year and
former captain of France, he had been in charge of UEFA since 2007.
More
to follow.
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| FIFA President Sepp Blatter arrives in a car at the FIFA headquarters "Home of FIFA" in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday morning, Dec. 17, 2015. (Walter Bieri/Keystone via AP) |
FIFA Ethics Court Bans Blatter, Platini For
8 Years
FIFA's
ethics committee has banned Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini for eight years
from all soccer-related activities. Platini's bid to succeed Blatter as FIFA
president in a Feb. 26 election is now likely ended.
Ethics
judges ruled that Blatter broke FIFA Code of Ethics rules on conflicts of
interest, breach of loyalty and offering gifts.
Platini
broke rules on conflict of interest and loyalty.
Both
denied wrongdoing in 2011 when Platini took US$2 million of FIFA money approved
by Blatter as uncontracted salary for work as a presidential adviser from
1999-2002.
Blatter and Platini
previously said they would appeal against any sanctions.
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