Football - FIFA bans Blatter, Platini for eight years

(FILES) a combination of file pictures made on October 29, 2015 shows two pictures showing Fifa president president Sepp Blatter (L) on May 30, 2015 in Zurich, and UEFA leader Michel Platini on May 28, 2015 in Zurich.

A FIFA court banned Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini for eight years after finding them guilty of abusing their positions over a two million Swiss francs payment that was made to the suspended head of European football. Both were "immediately" banned from all football activity.

Blatter, FIFA's president since 1998, was fined 50,000 Swiss francs ($50,000/46,300 euros). Platini was fined 80,000 Swiss francs. Blatter and Platini, who had been the most powerful men in football, insisted that the payment made in 2011 had been legitimate following an oral contract. But FIFA's judges said the "assertion of an oral agreement was determined as not convincing and was rejected by the chamber". The statement by the court said both showed "abusive execution" of their powers.

AFP

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