Fifa rejects Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini appeals against suspension

A file photo taken on May 29, 2015 shows Fifa President Sepp Blatter (left) shaking hands with Uefa President Michel Platini after being re-elected following a vote to decide on the Fifa presidency in Zurich. PHOTO | MICHAEL BUHOLZER |

By  AFP

What you need to know:

  • The committee said it had "rejected in full" the appeals made by Blatter and Platini.
  • The suspension has been a severe blow to Platini's hopes of winning a Fifa presidential election in February.

ZURICH

A Fifa appeal committee on Wednesday rejected a bid by long time president Sepp Blatter and Uefa chief Michel Platini to overturn their 90-day suspensions while Swiss police pursue a criminal investigation.

The committee said it had "rejected in full" the appeals made by Blatter and Platini.

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Both were suspended for 90 days on October 7 after Swiss prosecutors launched a "criminal mismanagement" inquiry against Blatter who made a one million dollar payment to Platini in 2011 for work carried out a decade earlier.

The suspension has been a severe blow to Platini's hopes of winning a Fifa presidential election in February.

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