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AS IT IS 2015-12-23 FIFA Bans Blatter, European Soccer Chief

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AS IT IS 2015-12-23 FIFA Bans Blatter, European Soccer Chief

The International Football Association’s ethics1 committee banned its president, Sepp Blatter, from the organization for eight years on Monday. The association is known as FIFA.

Also getting an eight-year ban was Michel Platini, the head of the European soccer federation2, UEFA.

The ruling came because of a $2 million payment from FIFA to Platini in 2011. The two men called it salary for advising the president. But according to the Associated Press news service, Platini had no such contract with FIFA at the time.

The payment is also being investigated by authorities in Switzerland.

Blatter was already serving a provisional ban over the scandal earlier this year when 14 FIFA officials were arrested on corruption3 charges.

The organization will elect a new president in February.

For many years, it was anticipated that Platini would take over for Blatter. That is not likely after the news of his eight-year ban. Also, Platini is not on the list of candidates for the upcoming election.

Blatter promised to fight the ban in the Court of Arbitration4 for Sport.

He denied doing anything wrong by authorizing5 payments to Platini, calling the lack of a contract an administrative6 error.

Blatter said “I am now suspended eight years, suspended eight years. But, I will fight. I will fight for me and I will fight for FIFA.”

Blatter has been the president of FIFA since 1998.

Words in This Story

anticipated – v. to expect or look ahead to (something) with pleasure : to look forward to (something)

arbitration – n. a process of settling an argument or disagreement in which the people or groups on both sides present their opinions and ideas to a third person or group

authorize7 – v. to give legal or official approval to or for (something)

ethics– n. rules of behavior based on ideas about what is morally good and bad

provisional – adj. existing or accepted for the present time but likely to be changed

scandal – n. an occurrence in which people are shocked and upset because of behavior that is morally or legally wrong


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1 ethics Dt3zbI     
n.伦理学；伦理观，道德标准
参考例句：
  • The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。
  • Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。
2 federation htCzMS     
n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会
参考例句：
  • It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
  • Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。
3 corruption TzCxn     
n.腐败，堕落，贪污
参考例句：
  • The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
  • The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。
4 arbitration hNgyh     
n.调停，仲裁
参考例句：
  • The wage disagreement is under arbitration.工资纠纷正在仲裁中。
  • Both sides have agreed that the arbitration will be binding.双方都赞同仲裁具有约束力。
5 authorizing d3373e44345179a7862c7a797d2bc127     
授权，批准，委托( authorize的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • Letters of Marque: Take letters from a warning friendly power authorizing privateering. 私掠许可证：从某一个国家获得合法抢劫的证书。
  • Formal phavee completion does not include authorizing the subsequent phavee. 阶段的正式完成不包括核准随后的阶段。
6 administrative fzDzkc     
adj.行政的，管理的
参考例句：
  • The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
  • He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。
7 authorize CO1yV     
v.授权，委任；批准，认可
参考例句：
  • He said that he needed to get his supervisor to authorize my refund.他说必须让主管人员批准我的退款。
  • Only the President could authorize the use of the atomic bomb.只有总统才能授权使用原子弹。

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