FIFA: Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini & Jerome Valcke suspended

[Michael Morris]

Fifa has provisionally suspended its president Sepp Blatter, secretary general Jerome Valcke and vice-president Michel Platini for 90 days.

The punishments were handed out by the ethics committee of football's world governing body, which is investigating the three over corruption allegations.

It also banned ex-Fifa vice-president Chung Mong-joon for six years.

Both Chung and Platini are hoping to replace Blatter when he steps down as president in February.

"The grounds for these decisions are the investigations that are being carried out by the investigatory chamber of the ethics committee," the body said in a statement.

The three are banned from any football activity in the interim. They deny any wrongdoing

[lardy]

Quelle surprise.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

The Only Way Is Ethics

[Colonel Cærdiffi]

It's FIFA that have suspended them so when you think of how tight Blatter's grip has been for a decade or more, it is actually a pretty big surprise. It's only in the last week/fortnight that the tide has turned.

[lardy]

It's FIFA that have suspended them so when you think of how tight Blatter's grip has been for a decade or more, it is actually a pretty big surprise. It's only in the last week/fortnight that the tide has turned.Now that is an excellent point.

[Shallow Hal]

It's FIFA that have suspended them so when you think of how tight Blatter's grip has been for a decade or more, it is actually a pretty big surprise. It's only in the last week/fortnight that the tide has turned.I was surprised to discover FIFA have an ethics committee! http://www.ccmb.co.uk/images/smiley_icons/hehe.gif

[Nottingham_Blue]

Excellent news, now let's hope that the Swiss government do the decent thing and go after them as well.

[Feedback]

It's FIFA that have suspended them so when you think of how tight Blatter's grip has been for a decade or more, it is actually a pretty big surprise. It's only in the last week/fortnight that the tide has turned.
I was surprised to discover FIFA have an ethics committee! http://www.ccmb.co.uk/images/smiley_icons/hehe.gif http://www.ccmb.co.uk/images/smiley_icons/hehe.gif

[Colonel Cærdiffi]

It's FIFA that have suspended them so when you think of how tight Blatter's grip has been for a decade or more, it is actually a pretty big surprise. It's only in the last week/fortnight that the tide has turned.
Now that is an excellent point.Blatter could have been bribed by Harry Houdini and still end up suspended. http://www.ccmb.co.uk/images/smiley_icons/hehe.gif

[BlueWales]

The worry is the word " provisionally ". Just suspend the money grabbing cyunts NOW !