Title: FIFA Bans Blatter, European Soccer Chief

Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/705/blatter_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='FIFA Bans Blatter, European Soccer Chief' data-article-id='1092'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='10479'>The International Football Association’s ethics committee banned its president, Sepp Blatter, from the organization for eight years on Monday. </span> <span data-start-time='10479' data-end-time='13521'>The association is known as FIFA.</span> <span data-start-time='13521' data-end-time='22229'>Also getting an eight-year ban was Michel Platini, the head of the European soccer federation, UEFA.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='22229' data-end-time='29604'>The ruling came because of a $2 million payment from FIFA to Platini in 2011. </span> <span data-start-time='29604' data-end-time='34979'>The two men called it salary for advising the president. </span> <span data-start-time='34979' data-end-time='43146'>But according to the Associated Press news service, Platini had no such contract with FIFA at the time.</span> <span data-start-time='43146' data-end-time='48500'>The payment is also being investigated by authorities in Switzerland.</span> <span data-start-time='48500' data-end-time='59229'>Blatter was already serving a provisional ban over the scandal earlier this year when 14 FIFA officials were arrested on corruption charges.</span> <span data-start-time='59229' data-end-time='63646'>The organization will elect a new president in February.</span> <span data-start-time='63646' data-end-time='69458'>For many years, it was anticipated that Platini would take over for Blatter. </span> <span data-start-time='69458' data-end-time='73438'>That is not likely after the news of his eight-year ban. </span> <span data-start-time='73438' data-end-time='79667'>Also, Platini is not on the list of candidates for the upcoming election.</span> <span data-start-time='79667' data-end-time='85000'>Blatter promised to fight the ban in the Court of Arbitration for Sport.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/705/blat_image.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=4852 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/705/what_does_ethics_mean.m4a'>What does ethics mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='rules of behavior based on ideas about what is morally right'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/705/existing_or_accepted_for_the_present_time.m4a'><span>existing or accepted for the present time</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/705/to_argue.m4a'><span>to argue</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/705/to_give_legal_or_official_approval.m4a'><span>to 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/705/european_soccer_federation.m4a'><span>European soccer federation</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/705/fifa.m4a'><span>FIFA</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=4854 data-hint-location='69458' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/705/platini_has_received_an__blank__ban.m4a'>Platini has received an <span class='blank'>eight-year</span> ban.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='eight-year'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/705/month.m4a'><span>month</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/705/eightyear.m4a'><span>eight-year</span></div><div class='choice' 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The International Football Association’s ethics 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 federation, 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 corruption 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 Arbitration for Sport.

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