FIFA seeking life ban for Platini

FIFA seeking life ban for Platini

Tuesday, November 24, 2015 3:42 pm


Michel Platini: life ban looms

Michel Platini: life ban looms

Michel Platini, who hopes to become head of world soccer’s governing body FIFA, could face a life ban from the sport over a payment he received from FIFA head Sepp Blatter, a spokesman for the Frenchman’s lawyer told Reuters on Tuesday.

A probe into the 2 million Swiss franc ($1.97 million) payment from FIFA to UEFA president Platini in 2011 forms part of a broader corruption scandal shaking the world soccer body.

 

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