Blatter and Platini Banned for 8 Years!

Excellent news out of the footer world today. Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were barred from participating in world football for eight years (yes, 8 years!) on Monday morning after being found guilty of ethics violations. Their ban should finally put an end to Blatter's attempt to resuscitate his career as FIFA president and could well trigger the end to the Qatar 2022 World Cup. We can only hope.

Read more here: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/22/sports/soccer/fifa-bans-blatter-platini.html?_r=0