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The anti-corruption investigators had originally sought a life ban against the two most powerful men in football over a $2 million payment that Blatter authorised for Platini.
“The investigatory chamber intends to appeal against the decision for Mr Blatter and Mr Platini at the FIFA appeal committee,” said FIFA ethics committee spokesman Andreas Bantel.
Platini officially appeals eight-year ban
Blatter and Platini were suspended from all football activity for eight years by a FIFA tribunal on December 21. The ethics judges rejected corruption charges but said the pair had abused their positions in making the payment.
Both have denied any wrongdoing and vowed appeals to FIFA as well as the Court of Arbitration for Sport and Swiss courts if necessary. Platini lodged his appeal at FIFA on Monday.
Fallen FIFA chief Blatter to appeal eight-year ban
Blatter, who has led FIFA for 17 years, said the payment to Platini, the president of Europe’s governing body UEFA, was for consultancy work carried out between 1999 and 2002.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 13th, 2016.
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