Suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter is surrounded by journalists upon his arrival to a press conference on Monday in Zurich. AFP PHOTO
Suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter is surrounded by journalists upon his arrival to a press conference on Monday in Zurich. AFP PHOTO

ZURICH: An ethics tribunal of scandal-plagued FIFA on Monday banned Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini for eight years saying they had abused their positions over a 2 million Swiss francs payment made to Platini.

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