Blatter was FIFA’s president for 17 years was banned ahead of the election to decide his successor who was likely to be UEFA president, Platini.
Blatter and Platini have been under extreme pressure since the Swiss attorney general, Michael Lauber, opened a criminal investigation into allegations Swiss mis-sold World Cup TV rights contract to the disgraced former FIFA official, Jack Warner, in 2006 and a “disloyal payment” of £1.3m to Platini in 2011. Blatter and Platini deny any wrongdoing.
FIFA later said that Blatter has been “relieved of his duties” after four decades at the heart of world football’s governing body and would not be allowed to represent the organisation in any form for its 90 day duration.
Meanwhile, FIFA has announced that Issa Hayatou is taking over as acting president while the replacement for Platini, according to UEFA statutes, will be Ángel María Villar-Llona, who also remains under investigation by the Fifa ethics committee for failing to cooperate with Michael Garcia’s investigation into the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bids.
The 90 days ban may be extended to 45 days more before the ethics committee takes further actions.
African football leader, Issa Hayatou has been named to take charge of FIFA after former president, Blatter was suspended and “stripped of all duties.”
Hayatou, 69, is president of the Confederation of African Football, and takes over as senior vice president of FIFA. He has in the past been reprimanded for misconduct by the International Olympic Committee.
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