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Platini to appeal Fifa ban with Court of Arbitration for Sport

Suspended Fifa president Sepp Blatter also fails in appeal against 90-day ban

A Fifa appeal committee have rejected a bid by long-time president Sepp Blatter and Uefa chief Michel Platini to overturn their 90-day suspensions while Swiss police pursue a criminal investigation. Photograp: Getty Images
A Fifa appeal committee have rejected a bid by long-time president Sepp Blatter and Uefa chief Michel Platini to overturn their 90-day suspensions while Swiss police pursue a criminal investigation. Photograp: Getty Images
Wed Nov 18 2015 - 15:45

Uefa chief Michel Platini will take his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after global soccer body Fifa's ethics committee rejected his appeal against a provisional 90-day ban, his spokesman said on Wednesday.

"After having exhausted internal procedures at Fifa, (the rejection of the appeal) will allow Michel Platini to take his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, a serious, independent court that is free of the electoral context and pressures present at Fifa," Platini spokesman Jean-Christophe Alquier said in a statement.

“In the meantime, he stays a serene and determined candidate for the presidency of Fifa,” he said.

Suspended Fifa president Sepp Blatter and Platini lost their appeals against provisional 90-days bans Fifa's ethics committee, Fifa said on Wednesday.