president Sepp Blatter for 90 days. Head of the
committee, Klaus Stoehlker, who has advised
Blatter in the past, says the committee made the
ruling pending further investigations by the
Swiss attorney general following accusations
of corruption.
He described it as a "pending" verdict, and said
no negative finding had been made against the
head of world football's governing body. The announcement comes just hours after Blatter
criticised the criminal investigation against him in
Switzerland, describing it as "outrageous". He also
defended his decision to remain as head of the
football organising body and not step down
immediately, as worldwide sponsors have urged.
The 90-day suspension is the longest FIFA's
ethics committee can hand down while they
carry out their investigation.
Last month, the Swiss attorney general announced
that Blatter will face charges of "criminal
mismanagement" and "misappropriation." Among
the charges is an allegation that Blatter gave a
"disloyal payment" to UEFA president Michel
Platini totaling 2 million francs ($2.1 million).
That payment is alleged to have been made three
months before Platini announced he would not run
against Blather in the 2011 FIFA presidential election.
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