Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini locked out of soccer activities for 8 years

Posted on: Monday December 21, 2015

Corruption accusations against the pair seen as the cause of the harsh verdict.

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have been burnt from participating in soccer activities for the next 8 years.

Platini the former French international playmaker has been viewed as the front runner in the FIFA elections 2016. The latest burn from participating in soccer activities will be a big blow to Platinis interest in FIFA presidency.

The world will be watching on Platinis next move and wheather he will be giving an indication of who to support in the upcoming elections in 2016.

Sepp Blatter, a Swiss national was a long serving FIFA president and is often viewed as a person who has help build FIFA as a mega cash institution. Corruption accusations against Blatter during his reign as FIFA president has been his biggest miss givings. The allegations forced him to resign from FIFA.

At one time European FIFA supporters had threatened to boycott FIFA activities in support of Blatter.

FIFA is a multi billion dollar body handling the most popular game in the history of humanity, often regarded as the game of billions.

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