FIFA Ethics Court Expected To Rule Against Blatter, Platini Tomorrow

Tomorrow will be "judgment day" for suspended FIFA President Sepp Blatter and UEFA President Michel Platini, as FIFA's ethics court is "expected to ban the scandal-scarred soccer body's most powerful leaders." The two "face being kicked out" of the sport "for at least several years." Bans of around 10 years "are possible, judging by recent FIFA ethics committee sanctions in cases not involving financial misconduct." Blatter and Platini "already promised appeals that would need to be processed urgently ahead of FIFA's presidential election on Feb. 26." Both are "expected to be defiant if found guilty" (AP, 12/20).