Messrs Blatter: Last News

allegations of fraud against Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini has been paused after Blatter complained he was too ill to testify.Formerly the heads of FIFA and UEFA respectively, the disgraced pair were due to go on trial on Wednesday. But Blatter, 86, informed the court at a hearing in Switzerland that he could not testify due to chest pains and breathing difficulties."The pain will come back and I am having difficulty breathing," Blatter told the court in a whisper.

FIFA has slapped ex-president Sepp Blatter with an extended ban from football until 2028.Disgraced Blatter has been hit with a new suspension of six years and eight months, while former FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke has received a similar ban, along with a fine of £780,000.The punishments were for "various violations" of FIFA's code of ethics.The new bans start when the current suspensions of Blatter, 80 and 60-year-old Valcke end in October 2021 and October 2025 respectively.A FIFA statement said: "The investigations into Messrs Blatter and Valcke covered various charges, in particular concerning bonus payments in relation to FIFA competitions that were paid to top FIFA management officials, various amendments and extensions of