BLATTER, PLATINI BANS REDUCED BY TWO YEARS BY CAS

FIFA has reduced the bans of Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini from eight years to six.

The former FIFA president and UEFA chief, last week appealed their eight-year suspension from all football-related activity, over a £1.3million “disloyal payment” made to Platini.

A FIFA statement read: “The FIFA appeal committee, chaired by Larry Mussenden (Bermuda), has partially confirmed the decisions taken by the adjudicatory chamber of the independent ethics committee on 17 and 18 December 2015 regarding Joseph S Blatter and Michel Platini respectively, whose bans have been reduced from eight to six years.”

Blatter has however said he will take his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

“I am very disappointed by the appeal committee of FIFA and I will take it to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne,” the Swiss said in a statement through his spokesman.