Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini banned from football for 8years by FIFA

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and former EUFA president Michel Platini, have been banned from football for eight years after the FIFA Independent ethics Committee said the pair's 'defence wasn't convincing enough'.. Read FIFA's Official statement released this morning after the cut;

''The adjudicatory chamber of the Ethics Committee chaired by Mr Hans Joachim Eckert has banned Mr Joseph S. Blatter, President of FIFA, for eight years and Mr Michel Platini, Vice-President and member of the Executive Committee of FIFA and President of UEFA, for eight years from all football-related activities (administrative, sports or any other) on a national and international level. The bans come into force immediately.''

Blatter lawyers say FIFA rules not followed

Lawyers for FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Thursday that the watchdog that suspended Blatter for 90 days had failed to follow its own rules by not letting him give evidence.

The Swiss and American lawyers predicted that a criminal investigation against the 79-year-old Swiss official would be dropped.

“President Blatter was disappointed that the Ethics Committee did not follow the code of ethics and disciplinary code, both of which provide for an opportunity to be heard,” said a statement released after FIFA announced the suspension of Blatter and UEFA president Michel Platini.

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.

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Wenger was handed three-match ban by UEFA for F-word rant at referee in the Emirates Stadium tunnel

Arsenal Manager will be undergoing a three march ban by UEFA, after using an ‘f******' word against the referee that officiated the march between Arsenal and AC Milan which ended 3-0 home win.

Wenger was very furious after the march with referee Damir Skomina and UEFA at the post-match press conference, he confronted the official in the Emirates Stadium tunnel and is alleged to have called him a ‘f****** disgrace’.
The point is, this is not the first time that Wenger will be facing a disciplinary actions from UEFA, He was handed a one-match touchline ban last year for his rant at referee Massimo Busacca after Arsenal’s Champions League exit to Barcelona.

Likewise was he also banned for two more games for contravening the initial ban during August’s Champions League qualifier against Udinese after communicating with coach Boro Primorac from the stands.

The question now is:

WHY must it be Wenger always? There are lots of coaches that use to rant and even confronted Referees after marches and nothing was done to disciplined them.