近日，因为深陷贪污丑闻，国际足联主席塞普·布拉特和欧洲足联主席米歇尔·普拉蒂尼被处以8年内禁止参加任何足球相关活动的处罚。
FIFA President Sepp Blatter and European soccer boss Michel Platini were both banned from soccer for eight years yesterday for ethics violations, leaving the global game leaderless as it fights a swirl of corruption cases.
国际足联道德委员会还对布拉特和普拉蒂尼分别处以5万和8万瑞士法郎的罚款。
FIFA's Ethics Committee also fined Blatter 50,000 Swiss francs and Platini 80,000 Swiss francs.
这项决定也意味着，掌握FIFA的大权长达17年的布拉特时代将会以这种耻辱的方式结束。而普拉蒂尼打算于明年2月接替79岁的布拉特这一希望也最终宣告破灭。
The decision means that Blatter's 17 years at the helm of world soccer will end in disgrace, and spells the end of Platini's hopes of replacing the 79-year-old Swiss in a presidential election in February.
国际足联道德委员表示，现在还没有发现当时布拉特寻求连任而构成贿赂的证据。
FIFA's Ethics Committee said it had not found evidence that the payment, made at a time when Blatter was seeking re-election, constituted a bribe.
布拉特和普拉蒂尼都否认自己有不当行为，并表示将向国际足联上诉委员会提起上诉。
Both have denied any wrongdoing and are almost certain to challenge the decision in FIFA's Appeals Committee.