Platini appeal set for today
Michel Platini's appeal against his eight-year ban from all football-related activities will be heard by FIFA's Appeals Committee today.
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The suspended UEFA president, 60, was banned by the world governing body's ethics committee in December, along with its president Sepp Blatter.
Both were found guilty of breaches surrounding a £1.3m ($2m) "disloyal payment" to Platini.
Blatter's appeal against his own ban is due to be heard tomorrow.
The former France international and the Swiss have both denied any wrongdoing.
Platini was also fined £54,000 ($80,000) after being found guilty of breaching Fifa's code of ethics.
Both Platini and Blatter said the payment was made following a verbal agreement between the pair when the Frenchman worked for Blatter from 1998 to 2002, though it was not paid until nine years later.
The FIFA appeals committee, which is chaired by the president of the Bermuda Football Association, Larry Mussenden, has the power to reduce, increase or overturn the ban. — BBC
