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Why the CAS he maintained the suspension of Michel Platini?

Suspended October 8 to 90 days of any activity related to football by FIFA’s Ethics Commission for a controversial payment of € 1.8 million received in 2011 from Sepp Blatter, FIFA president resigned also suspended for the same period, Michel Platini and his two lawyers, yet “ very good ” according to the former number ten, have therefore not been heard by three judges of the CAS. The new room appeared since the original decision, an internal note of the UEFA from 1998 when Platini called future “ employee FIFA ” on which his defense clearly based much hope n has not been enough to convince them. The boss (on probation) UEFA remains suspended until 5 January.

Why TAS he asks FIFA to do not extend the suspension?

“ The CAS request to FIFA not to extend the temporary suspension of Michel Platini beyond January 5 ,” said general secretary TAS Friday morning. The internal justice FIFA had indeed the possibility to extend for 45 days the first three month suspension. But “, since the FIFA Ethics Committee has indicated a desire to make a decision before the end of the year (December 22, according to our information, after having heard Michel Platini 18) so let’s finish the job and expect the decision on the merits . ” The CAS also said it had found that “ maintaining the temporary suspension being was not likely to cause irreparable harm to Michel Platini for now .” The CAS continues decision still to freeze its candidature for the presidency of FIFA, scheduled on February 26 next

Platini may still be a candidate?

The CAS decision is obviously not good news for him who hoped to chair the draw for the Euro group Saturday Paris. It’s mostly a bad sign for the rest of the procedure. Its future will be played before the trial chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee which will begin by hearing Blatter 17. The balance between a life-threatening radiation Platini (sanction the proposal from the chamber instruction) and a lighter suspension (six or seven years?).

Unless … According to a Swiss newspaper quoted an unnamed source, “ no evidence of corruption was found against Sepp Blatter ( …) following the suspect payment of € 1.8 million . ” This, in turn, could affect the French leader. If it were bleached 22, the suspension would be lifted, and it would still be time for the presidency of FIFA. After retoqué his candidacy in early November, FIFA indicated that his electoral Commission decide, “ following the exact timing of the situation, of how to proceed vis-à-vis the application concerned ” .