FIFA crisis: Blatter, Platini face 5-year ban
ALREADY suspended for 90 days, Blatter and UEFA
chief, Michel Platini could both be handed an additional five years ban
as things have just gone from bad to worse in the scandals surrounding
FIFA.
According to a report in Germany, both Sepp Blatter and Michel
Platini could
see their current 90-day suspensions extended to a
whopping five years.
FIFA’s ethics committee already suspended both over the issue of
significant and “disloyal” payments from Blatter to Platini in 2011 —
which the pair claimed was from a “gentleman’s agreement” over work
Platini did years before — but also reserved the right to extend the
term of their bans pending further investigation. Apparently, they’ve
found something worth going for the throat over.
The ethics committee still hadn’t made a public decision, and
probably won’t hear anything official until after the emergency meeting
the FIFA executive committee called for early next week. If they are
banned as reported, Blatter and Platini would be able to go to the Court
of Arbitration for Sport (CAS, for short) to appeal the decision.
However, the 2016 FIFA Reform Committee, under the chairmanship of Dr
François Carrard, on Sunday concluded its second meeting, following a
three-day session in the Swiss capital of Berne.
Upon conclusion of the meeting the independent chairman, Dr Carrard
commented: “It’s been a very positive session characterised by rich and
in-depth discussions on all aspects of the proposal for the reforms
package which is being prepared. I will provide a progress report with
concrete recommendations to the FIFA Executive Committee at its
extraordinary meeting on 20 October 2015.”
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