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Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter will learn on December 5, 2016 whether his appeal against a six-year ban from football has been successful, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said. Once the most powerful man in football, Blatter is serving a ban over ethics violations relating to a suspect $2 million payment he authorised in 2011 to former UEFA boss Michel Platini / AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter will learn Monday whether his appeal against a six-year ban from football has been successful, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Friday.
Once the most powerful man in football, Blatter is serving a ban over ethics violations relating to a suspect $2 million payment he authorised in 2011 to former UEFA boss Michel Platini.
The 80-year-old Swiss served as FIFA chief from 1998 to 2015.
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Both Blatter and Platini were originally banned for eight years by the sport’s world governing body, but that was reduced to six years by a FIFA appeals panel in February. Platini had his ban cut by a further two years by CAS in May.
The result of Blatter’s appeal will be made public at 1400 GMT (1500 local time) on Monday.
A CAS statement confirmed: “The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will issue its decision in the arbitration procedure between Joseph S Blatter and the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) at 3.00pm (Swiss time) on Monday, December 5 2016.”
