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Blatter, Platini receive FIFA ban for eight years

Xinhua, December 21, 2015 Adjust font size:

World soccer governing body FIFA's Ethics Committee handed an eight-year ban to FIFA president Sepp Blatter and European soccer boss Michel Platini here on Monday.

   Blatter and Platini had been suspended for 90 days in October. Both have denied any wrongdoing.  Endi