FIFA President Sepp Blatter Suspended for 90 Days
- 9 years ago
Sepp Blatter, the longtime president of FIFA, was suspended from all soccer activities for 90 days on Thursday, as Swiss authorities investigate him on suspicion of corruption.
FIFA's vice president, Michel Platini, and its secretary general, Jérôme Valcke, who was already on leave, were also "provisionally banned" from the sport.
The suspensions take effect immediately.
Mr. Blatter has been the president of FIFA since 1998 and for years had largely avoided any direct impact from the various scandals that have enveloped a variety of top soccer officials during his tenure.
FIFA's vice president, Michel Platini, and its secretary general, Jérôme Valcke, who was already on leave, were also "provisionally banned" from the sport.
The suspensions take effect immediately.
Mr. Blatter has been the president of FIFA since 1998 and for years had largely avoided any direct impact from the various scandals that have enveloped a variety of top soccer officials during his tenure.