ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – JULY 20: Comedian Simon Brodkin (not pictured) throws cash at FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter during a press conference at the Extraordinary FIFA Executive Committee Meeting at the FIFA headquarters on July 20, 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Philipp Schmidli/Getty Images)

FIFA Ethics Committee recommends 90 day suspension for Blatter, ruling expected tomorrow

Information came in thick and fast about the fate of FIFA President Sepp Blatter today due to his involvement in a Swiss criminal investigation involving alleged bribery. Some said he was suspended, others said he wasn’t. Now it seems like we have the actual answer to what happened to Blatter today and potential to what can happen to him tomorrow.

According to Richard Conway of the BBC, FIFA’s Ethics Committee is recommending a 90 day suspension for Sepp Blatter. While the Ethics Committee can recommend this, that doesn’t mean Blatter is suspended. A ruling will be reportedly made tomorrow regarding Blatter’s suspension.

According to Andrew Das of the New York Times, Blatter’s proposed suspension seems to be about halfway complete, if it actually gets there.

It’s important to note that if Blatter is suspended tomorrow for the 90 days, he will be back in power on January 5 meaning he will be back in power for a little less than two months until the FIFA Presidential election in February. Why doesn’t FIFA just suspend Blatter indefinitely? That would involve trying to figure out the convoluted mind that is FIFA and that would require a team of the world’s best psychologists to dissect that lot.

While this somewhat explains Blatter, UEFA President Michel Platini hasn’t even been touched with possible suspension, at least for today. It’s important to note that if Platini is suspended, he cannot run for FIFA President because it would violate the integrity check needed to run in February. So while Blatter may learn some of his fate tomorrow, Platini’s fate is still an unknown. We will update on this story as necessary in the coming days.

About Phillip Bupp

Producer/editor of the Awful Announcing Podcast and Short and to the Point. News editor for The Comeback and Awful Announcing. Highlight consultant for Major League Soccer as well as a freelance writer for hire. Opinions are my own but feel free to agree with them. Follow me on Twitter and Instagram @phillipbupp

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