Fifa suspends Sepp blatter for 90 days

 

  FIFA ethics committee has suspended its president Sepp Blatter for
90 days. Head of the committee, Klaus Stoehlker, who has
advised Blatter in the past, says the committee made the ruling
pending further investigations by the Swiss attorney general following accusations of corruption.

 He described it as a "pending" verdict, and said no negative finding
had been made against the head of world football's governing
body.

The announcement comes just hours after Blatter criticized the
criminal investigation against him in Switzerland, describing it as
"outrageous". He also defended his decision to remain as head of
the football organising body and not step down immediately, as
worldwide sponsors have urged.
The 90-day suspension is the longest FIFA's ethics committee can
hand down while they carry out their investigation.
Last month, the Swiss attorney general announced that Blatter will
face charges of "criminal mismanagement" and "misappropriation."
Among the charges is an allegation that Blatter gave a "disloyal
payment" to UEFA president Michel Platini totaling 2 million francs
($2.1 million). That payment is alleged to have been made three
months before Platini announced he would not run against Blather
in the 2011 FIFA presidential election.