Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were both handed an
eight-year ban from all football related activities by the FIFA Ethic Committee.
The former FIFA president had made payments of $2 million to Platini for his
role as a Presidential adviser between 1999 and 2002 with a signed contract.
Blatter and Platini were also handed fines of 50,000 and 80,000 swiss francs
for the offence. They both insist that they had a verbal agreement.
The Ethics committee ruled that both men had abused their
office. Platini was widely expected to replace Blatter at FIFA but the events
of the past months have dealt a severe blow to his ambition.
However, Blatter
and Platini have continued to plead their innocence and they are expected to
challenge the ruling at the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CaS). Blatter has
also said he will take actions under Swiss law if required.
Sepp Blatter became FIFA president in 1998 and his time at
the head of FIFA corresponded with several allegations of corruption at the
world football governing body.
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