國際足聯決定布拉特等人停職90天

The ethics committee of football's governing body FIFA has suspended embattled President Sepp Blatter and his potential successor for 90 days.

The committee took the action against Blatter and Michel Platini, the head of the Union of European Football Association (UEFA) Thursday less than two weeks after Swiss prosecutors opened a criminal investigation against Blatter over a $2 million payment to Platini in 2011. Authorities questioned Blatter at FIFA's Zurich headquarters and searched his office.

The suspension will likely derail Platini's bid to succeed Blatter when elections are held in February. The retired French star denied any wrongdoing earlier Thursday when word leaked of his suspension.國際足聯道德委員會宣佈將足聯主席巴拉特和有可能接替他擔任主席的普拉蒂尼停職90天。

國際足聯道德委員會星期四對布拉特和歐洲足聯主席普拉蒂尼采取行動。近兩週前，瑞士檢察官就巴拉特2011年向普拉蒂尼支付兩百萬美元一案啓動刑事調查。當局在國際足聯總部對巴拉特進行問訊並搜查了他的辦公室。

普拉蒂尼被停職很可能打破他想接替巴拉特出任足聯主席的計劃。國際足聯明年二月選舉新主席。前法國球星普拉蒂尼星期四在他被停職的消息傳出後否認有任何違法行爲。