FIFA Appeal Committee reduces Blatter, Platini ban to six years
FIFA has dismissed appeals from Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini against their bans from all football
However, the pair have had their bans reduced from eight years to six years by the FIFA appeal committee. The news comes after Platini and Blatter’s hearings were held in Zurich earlier this month.
The embattled ex FFIFA prsident Sepp blatter has rejected the guilty verdict handed down to him by the FIFA Appeal committee hearing his case on the disloyal payment made to former FIFA secretary Michel Platini.
Both Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were found guilty of conflict of interest in the payment.
The committee in its ruling had reduced their ban from all football activities from eight years to six years,
FIFA also fined Platini 80,000 Swiss Francs (£58,300) and Blatter 50,000 Swiss Francs (£36,400).
In a statement through his spokesman Blatter had rejected the decision of the committee, “I am very disappointed by the appeal committee of FIFA and I will take it to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne.”
Sepp Blatter had made a payment of £1.3m to Michel Platini in 2011 as an additional salary for working as his presidential adviser from 1999-2002 without a written FIFA contract.
However, the pair have had their bans reduced from eight years to six years by the FIFA appeal committee. The news comes after Platini and Blatter’s hearings were held in Zurich earlier this month.
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Both Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were found guilty of conflict of interest in the payment.
The committee in its ruling had reduced their ban from all football activities from eight years to six years,
FIFA also fined Platini 80,000 Swiss Francs (£58,300) and Blatter 50,000 Swiss Francs (£36,400).
In a statement through his spokesman Blatter had rejected the decision of the committee, “I am very disappointed by the appeal committee of FIFA and I will take it to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne.”
Sepp Blatter had made a payment of £1.3m to Michel Platini in 2011 as an additional salary for working as his presidential adviser from 1999-2002 without a written FIFA contract.
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