FIFA Ethics Committee Seeks Life Ban Against Michel Platini

PARIS— The FIFA ethics committee has requested a life ban for Michel Platini, the Frenchman’s lawyer said Tuesday, a move that would rule the UEFA president out of the race to succeed Sepp Blatter.Thibaut d'Ales told The Associated Press that the max...

UEFA chief Michel Platini gestures as he speaks during a UEFA press conference after the draw for the UEFA Europa League football group stage 2015/16 in Monaco, on Aug. 28. VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images

PARIS—The FIFA ethics committee has requested a life ban for Michel Platini, the Frenchman’s lawyer said Tuesday, a move that would rule the UEFA president out of the race to succeed Sepp Blatter.

Blatter could also face expulsion from world soccer over a $2 million payment of FIFA money he approved to Platini in 2011.