The ethnic committee of FIFA has banned Sepp Blatter, has the president of FIFA alongside with UEFA President Michel Platini from all activities related to football for period of 90 days.
In further investigation reveals that the Ethics Committee of FIFA also banned FIFA Secretary General, Jerome Valcke, for all activities related to football for period of 90 days, while South Korean former FIFA Vice-President, Chung Mong Joon, had also been banned for six years by the Committee’s adjudicatory chamber.
A statement said the duration of the bans may be extended for an additional period not exceeding 45 days, which would cover the FIFA extraordinary congress to elect a successor to Blatter in Zurich on Feb. 26.
Report says Platini and Chung are two of the three candidates so far standing for election, while the other is Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan.
The Ethics Committee said the bans were with immediate effect “and cover all football activities on a national and international level.
“This will include the draw in Paris on Dec. 12 for Euro 2016, a showcase for UEFA pesident Platini,’’ the Ethics Committee said.
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