Gab Marcotti reports on all the latest FIFA news from Zurich ahead of the Extraordinary Congress to elect a new president on Friday. Follow the election on WatchESPN starting at 2 a.m. ET.
ZURICH -- On Wednesday, FIFA's appeals committee reduced the ban inflicted on Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini for the 2 million Swiss Franc "disloyal payment" back in 2011. It went from eight years to six years, just in time for the Qatar World Cup, as some observed.
Blatter's legal team called the decision "disappointing" and vowed "to fight until the end" to clear the former FIFA boss's name.