FIFA Ethics Judge Opens Cases Against Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini
The investigations chamber of the FIFA ethics committee submitted its final case reports and asked for sanctions against both Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini.
FIFA ethics judge Joachim Eckert has formally opened cases against Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini and hopes to give verdicts in December. (Sepp Blatter Reveals he Was Close to Death After Being Taken to Hospital)
A spokesman Eckert for says Blatter and Platini "will be invited to submit positions including any evidence" and can request hearings. (FIFA Ethics Probe 'Requests Sanctions' Against Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini)
The FIFA and UEFA presidents, currently suspended for 90 days, face bans of at least several years for alleged financial wrongdoing.
The investigations chamber of the FIFA ethics committee said Saturday it submitted final case reports and asked for sanctions against both officials. Details were not given. (FIFA Rejects Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini Appeals Against Suspension)
The case centers on $2 million of FIFA money Blatter approved for Platini in 2011 as backdated salary.
Both deny wrongdoing and say they had a verbal contract to pay Platini for work as Blatter's presidential adviser from 1998-2002.