Skip to main content

Advertisement

Advertisement

FIFA rejects Blatter, Platini appeals against 90-day bans

ZURICH — Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have lost their appeals against their 90-day bans for financial wrongdoing.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter leaves after his statement during a news conference at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland on June 2, 2015. Reuters file photo

FIFA president Sepp Blatter leaves after his statement during a news conference at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland on June 2, 2015. Reuters file photo

ZURICH — Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have lost their appeals against their 90-day bans for financial wrongdoing.

The provisional bans prevent Blatter from working as FIFA president and stop UEFA President Platini from campaigning for the FIFA election on Feb. 26.

Their appeals were rejected today (Nov 18) by FIFA’s appeals committee.

The two can file further appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

The bans were imposed last month by FIFA’s ethics committee pending full investigations into a US$2 million (S$2.8 million) payment Blatter approved for Platini in 2011 as backdated salary.

Blatter and Platini are expected to appear before FIFA ethics judge Joachim Eckert in December.

Switzerland’s attorney general has also opened criminal proceedings against Blatter and questioned Platini for suspected criminal mismanagement of FIFA money. AP

Read more of the latest in

Advertisement

Advertisement

Stay in the know. Anytime. Anywhere.

Subscribe to get daily news updates, insights and must reads delivered straight to your inbox.

By clicking subscribe, I agree for my personal data to be used to send me TODAY newsletters, promotional offers and for research and analysis.