Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have both been hit with eight-year bans from all football-related activities by FIFA after they were found guilty of ethics code breaches on Monday.
News of the sanctions against the duo was confirmed by world football's governing body, via AFP:
#BREAKING Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini banned by FIFA for eight years: official
— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) December 21, 2015
Here’s the full statement from FIFA on the decision to ban Blatter, per BBC Sport’s Dan Roan:
FIFA statement on why Blatter has been banned for 8 years pic.