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This combination made on October 29, 2015 shows a picture of FIFA president Sepp Blatter (L) taken on July 20, 2015 in Zurich and a picture of UEFA President Michel Platini taken on May 28, 2015 in Zurich. Platini insisted on October 29, 2015 that he remains the best man to lead scandal-hit FIFA despite currently being suspended from the sport. Blatter has claimed there was a deal to give Russia the 2018 World Cup before voting took place, and blamed 'bad losers' England and the US for the corruption scandal engulfing the organisation. / AFP / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images)
This combination made on October 29, 2015 shows a picture of FIFA president Sepp Blatter (L) taken on July 20, 2015 in Zurich and a picture of UEFA President Michel Platini taken on May 28, 2015 in Zurich. Platini insisted on October 29, 2015 that he remains the best man to lead scandal-hit FIFA despite currently being suspended from the sport. Blatter has claimed there was a deal to give Russia the 2018 World Cup before voting took place, and blamed 'bad losers' England and the US for the corruption scandal engulfing the organisation. / AFP / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images)FABRICE COFFRINI/Getty Images

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini Get 8-Year Bans from FIFA, Internet Reacts

Joe GallagherDec 21, 2015

The footballing world stood still as FIFA President Sepp Blatter and UEFA President Michel Platini were handed eight-year bans from football on Monday morning, according to Eric Bernaudeau of Agence French-Presse (via Yahoo Sports).

The suspensions, effective immediately, come after an ethics investigation into a "disloyal payment" of £1.3 million from Blatter to 60-year-old Platini in 2011.

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The Internet revelled in the news:

Some even questioned the severity of the punishment.

It gave an ideal opportunity to resurface some of the more memorable moments in Blatter's 17-year career at the helm of FIFA.

There was at least some sympathy for Blatter, albeit slightly tongue-in-cheek.

The 79-year-old confirmed he would speak later in the morning, which had everyone listening...

...and he didn't disappoint, in an extraordinary press conference lasting just under an hour:

So with Blatter vowing to fight, attention soon turned to what is next for FIFA.

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