Blatter, Platini banned for 8 years

Blatter, Platini banned for 8 years

FIFA President Sepp Blatter attends a press conference in Zurich on Dec. 21, 2015, after FIFA's ethics committee ruled Blatter and his lieutenant, Michel Platini, should be banned for eight years over a February 2011 payment of 2 million Swiss francs (roughly 240 million yen) from Platini to Blatter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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