After an investigation by the global body's Ethics Committee, the FIFA and UEFA presidents have received lengthy bans
FIFA have banned Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini from football for EIGHT YEARS.
The two had been under investigation by the body's Ethics Committee amid the corruption scandal that has shaken up football governance in recent months.
And now, the adjudicatory arm of the committee has opted to ban both men from all football-related activity.
Suspended FIFA president Blatter and European soccer boss Platini had been suspended for 90 days in October while an investigation was carried out into a 2million Swiss franc ($2.02 million) payment by FIFA to Platini in 2011.
Blatter and Platini have also been fined: 50,000 and 80,000 Swiss francs respectively.
In a press conference, Blatter defending himself: “Let us say that I am really sorry. I am sorry that I am still somewhere a punching ball. I’m sorry that I, as president of FIFA, am a punching ball.
Source:DailyMirror
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