FIFA give Sepp Blatter six-year ban from football for breaking ethics code

FIFA's Ethics Committee have given former FIFA president Sepp Blatter a further six-year ban from football for ethical breaches.

The ban relates to various breaches of the organisation's ethics code, but particularly with regards to bonus payments to top officials.

"The investigations into Messrs Blatter and [Jerome] Valcke covered various charges, in particular concerning bonus payments in relation to FIFA competitions that were paid to top FIFA management officials, various amendments and extensions of employment contracts, as well as reimbursement by FIFA of private legal costs in the case of Mr Valcke," read a FIFA statement.

Blatter, along with former FIFA general secretary Valcke, will be banned from all activity relating to football, including administrative roles, until October 2028.

Both men have also been fined one million Swiss francs.