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Blatter: I Sleep Well Despite Fifa Conspiracy Against Me

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The former Fifa president said he did not expect to have his suspension to be overturned because he feels the governing body are acting against him and Michel Platini

Sepp Blatter insists he was not surprised his eight-year ban from all football-related activity was not reduced further by Fifa and believes it is all part of a "conspiracy" to deny Michel Platini a shot at the presidency.

Former FifaΒ president Blatter and his UefaΒ counterpart Platini were suspended in December when the adjudicatory chamber of the Ethics Committee ruled a payment of two million Swiss francs (Β£1.3million) authorised by the 79-year-old Swiss to the former France captain constituted multiple infringements of the FifaΒ Code of Ethics (FCE).

After taking their casesΒ to the FifaΒ Appeals Committee, the duo had their original sanctionsΒ of eight-year bans reduced to six after theirΒ long service to the game was taken into account.

On the eve of Friday's election to find Blatter's successor at the head of the world game's governing body, the Swiss told RTL: "I still sleep well because I did not expect anyΒ better of this committee, because I saw that there was some sort of conspiracy at Fifa.


"First against Michel Platini, so he cannot become FifaΒ president,Β and then against me.

"I think it's sad. It'sΒ not very fair, but it certainly exists to prevent MrΒ Platini becomingΒ president of Fifa."

Blatter and Platini have each received a one-year reduction on their five-year punishment for breaching FCE article 20 – offering and accepting gifts and other benefits – while their three-year bansΒ for other infringements was cut to two.

Respective fines of 50,000 and 80,000 Swiss Francs for Blatter and Platini remain.

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