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Blatter 'provisionally suspended' by FIFA, claims adviser

Klauss Stohlker, who works for the Swiss football chief, claims FIFA's ethics committee has ruled that he must spend 90 days on the sidelines due to criminal proceedings

Sepp Blatter has been provisionally suspended as FIFA president for 90 days by the organization's ethic committee, according to his adviser, with the decision to be ratified as soon as Friday.

The 79-year-old is being investigated by Swiss authorities over payments made to UEFA chief Michel Platini and allegations that broadcasting rights to World Cup 2010 were sold for a fraction of their market value to the Caribbean Football Union (CFU).