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Blatter, Platini to be special guests at 2018 FIFA World Cup

Freedom Reporter — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 18:24:08 +0000

Former FIFA President Joseph Blatter and ex-UEFA chief Michel Platini will be Speacial Guests at the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2018, which will take place in Russia. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told newsmen on Friday: “of course, you know that the FIFA World Cup is a great feast of football and all guests will be […]

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Swiss court rejects Platini’s appeal against FIFA ban

Freedom Reporter — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 21:30:05 +0000

Switzerland’s highest court rejected former European football boss Michel Platini’s bid to overturn his four-year ban from the sport over ethics violations, the court said on Thursday. The Swiss Federal Court confirmed a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling last year that upheld Platini’s ban. It was a decision stemming from a two million […]

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CAS lowers Platini ban, reduces fine

Freedom Reporter — Mon, 09 May 2016 19:55:45 +0000

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday in Lausanne, Switzerland announced its decision in the arbitration procedure between UEFA president Michel Platini and world football governing body FIFA. It said Platini’s suspension has now been lowered from six to four years and the 80,000 Swiss Francs (CHF) fine reduced to CHF 60,000. Platini […]

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FIFA: Platini yet to be cleared of corruption charges

Freedom Reporter — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 20:18:13 +0000

World football’s governing body, FIFA, has rejected reports that suspended Vice President Michel Platini has been cleared of all corruption charges, its ethics committee’s spokesman, Marc Tenbuecken, said. “The report is absolutely wrong,” Tenbuecken said. “The judgement of the Adjudicatory Chamber in the case of Mr. Platini is unchanged.” It was reported earlier in the […]

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FIFA Ethics Committee clears Platini of corruption charges

Freedom Reporter — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 19:52:05 +0000

The Ethics Committee of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) has cleared its suspended vice president, Michel Platini, of all corruption charges, according to Italian media reports. However, there has been no official confirmation of this. In early October, Platini, European football’s chief and then president of FIFA, Sepp Blatter, were suspended for the […]

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Platini to FIFA officials: I won’t commit suicide, I will fight to the end

Freedom Reporter — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 22:41:27 +0000

Michel Platini has vowed to continue his fight against his ban from football after FIFA rejected his appeal. The former UEFA president and FIFA counterpart, Sepp Blatter, were given eight-year suspensions, following an investigation by FIFA’s Independent Ethics Committee into a payment of two million Swiss francs (£1.3m) made by world football’s governing body, and […]

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Blatter, Platini’s bans reduced to six years by FIFA

Freedom Reporter — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 22:22:36 +0000

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have had their bans from all football-related activities reduced from eight years to six years, world governing body, FIFA has announced. The pair had hoped to have their bans lifted entirely but the FIFA Appeal Committee dismissed their appeal on all bar one count. An appeal by the governing body’s […]

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Michel Platini at FIFA to appeal eight-year ban

Freedom Reporter — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 17:56:24 +0000

UEFA President Michel Platini, appeared on Monday at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich to appeal against an eight-year ban from football. Platini and outgoing FIFA President, Joseph Blatter, were banned in a ruling by the adjudicatory chamber of FIFA’s ethics committee on December 21, over ethics breaches concerning a “disloyal payment” of $2 million made […]

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Russia: Blatter, Platini to be invited to 2018 World Cup finals

Freedom Reporter — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 20:22:05 +0000

Russian Sports Minister, Vitaly Mutko, has disclosed the country’s willingness to invite former FIFA president, Sepp Blatter, and UEFA president, Michel Platini, to the 2018 World Cup finals. Blatter and Platini were banned by football governing body FIFA for eight years in December over a spate of corruption scandals under their watch. This offence, among […]

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FIFA: Blatter, Platini free to appeal bans

Freedom Reporter — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 23:24:54 +0000

FIFA’s Ethics Tribunal said on Saturday it had provided Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini with the reasons for its decision to ban them from football for eight years, clearing the way for them to appeal against the decision. “The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee … has notified Mr Joseph S. Blatter and Mr […]

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FIFA presidency: Infantino expresses respect for Platini’s decision

Freedom Reporter — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 21:00:11 +0000

Gianni Infantino, a FIFA presidential election candidate, has expressed his respect and understanding for Michel Platini’s decision to abandon his bid to head football’s world governing body. He said on Friday in Berlin that the decision by UEFA president Platini was an indication that he (Infantino) was now the European football body’s confirmed candidate. Infantino […]

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Platini withdraws from FIFA presidential race

Freedom Reporter — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 21:32:26 +0000

Michel Platini has withdrawn his candidacy for the FIFA presidency to clear his name over allegations of corruption. Platini is currently serving an eight-year ban from all football-related activities, a sanction handed down by the FIFA Ethics Committee, over an alleged “disloyal payment” made by Sepp Blatter to the French in 2011. Platini said in […]

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Platini: FIFA committee ‘asleep for four years’

Freedom Reporter — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 22:31:11 +0000

Banned UEFA president, Michel Platini, has accused world football’s ethics committee of “sleeping” for four years before barring him from football. Platini and FIFA president, Sepp Blatter, were ruled to have abused their positions over a £1.3m ($2m) “disloyal payment” made to Platini in 2011. Both men are appealing against eight-year bans issued on Monday. […]

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Eight-year ban: Blatter, Platini vow to appeal

Freedom Reporter — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 19:03:54 +0000

FIFA’s Ethics Committee has banned Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini for eight years from all soccer-related activities in verdicts announced on Monday. Platini’s bid to succeed Blatter as FIFA president in a February 26 election is now likely over. Ethics judges ruled that Blatter broke FIFA Code of Ethics rules on conflicts of interest, breach […]

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Platini will not attend FIFA Ethics Committee hearing

Freedom Reporter — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 20:14:15 +0000

Lawyers to the suspended European soccer chief, Michel Platini, said he would not attend Friday’s FIFA Ethics Committee hearing. They said on Wednesday in Paris that the decision was in protest against what he condemned as political process, designed to prevent him running to lead FIFA, the football world governing body. “Michel Platini has decided […]

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