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FIFA President Expected At The Headquarters 

All appears calm at FIFA’s headquarters in Zurich, the day after it emerged FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, faces an imminent 90-day suspension from football if … Continue reading FIFA President Expected At The Headquarters 


fifaAll appears calm at FIFA’s headquarters in Zurich, the day after it emerged FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, faces an imminent 90-day suspension from football if the governing body’s ethics judge backs a prosecutor’s recommendation.

Blatter’s long-term confidant, Klaus Stoehlker revealed on Wednesday that the decision by Judge Hans-Joachim Eckert on the provisional suspension was expected by Friday.

FIFA’s ethics code provides for a representative of the investigatory chamber to look into a case and make a request to Eckert’s adjudicatory chamber to take action.

If Eckert does opt for a suspension it would also leave the strife-ridden body without either of its top two officials.

Blatter, 79, is already facing a criminal investigation by Swiss prosecutors but the pressure was turned up when major FIFA sponsors – including McDonald’s and Coca-Cola – called for Blatter to go immediately.

Blatter, who has been in charge of FIFA since 1998, denies any wrongdoing but the investigation centres on a TV deal in 2005.