Michel Platini said he would fight for the presidency of FIFA – RIA Novosti

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MOSCOW, December 22 – R-Sport. The head of the Union European Football Associations (UEFA) Michel Platini dismissed from football activities for eight years, said he is set to fight for the right to nominate a candidate for the post of head of the International Football Federation (FIFA), AFP reported.

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Arbitration Chamber of the Ethics Committee of FIFA on Monday suspended for eight years on the football activities FIFA President Joseph Blatter and Platini. Swiss Federal Office of Justice on September 25 opened a case against Blatter, who is suspected of having illegally transferred two million Swiss francs in 2011. Platini. In early October, the ethics committee of FIFA suspended two functionaries for 90 days from any activity related to football. Arbitration Chamber of the Ethics Committee of FIFA November 23 opened a case against Blatter and Platini on the basis of the reports sent by the ethics committee.

Platini, who decided to run for president of FIFA, will not be admitted to the election, if he will not be removed from the suspension of football activity. Election of the head of FIFA will take place on February 26 in Zurich.

Blatter and Platini said that to challenge the decision of the arbitration chamber of the ethics committee of FIFA in the Sports Arbitration Court (CAS).

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