國際足聯暫停布拉特職務

　　10月12日VOA聽力：國際足聯停息布拉特職務

　　FIFA president Sepp Blatter was suspendedThursday for 90 days by an ethics committee.

　　The suspension comes less than two weeks afterSwiss attorneys opened a criminal investigationagainst Blatter. He is charged with possibleinvolvement in a $2 million payment in 2011 to Michel Platini, the head of the Union ofEuropean Football Association.

　　FIFA said Blatter is not permitted to represent the organization in any capacity.

　　But Mr. Blatter's lawyers say the FIFA committee failed to follow its own rules by not letting himgive evidence. They also say the suspension was based on a "misunderstanding" of the casepresented by the Swiss.

　　Issa Hayatou will serve as acting FIFA president. He served as the head of the Confederation ofAfrican Football for many years. He was once punished for misconduct by the InternationalOlympic Committee.

　　The ethics committee also gave a 90-day suspension to FIFA Secretary-General JeromeValcke. In addition, the committee banned former vice president Chung Mong-joon for sixyears and imposed a $100,000 fine.

　　In May, 14 FIFA officials were arrested in Zurich, Switzerland. They were charged in the UnitedStates with nearly 50 counts of corruption. Swiss officials have opened a separate criminalinvestigation involving the selection of Russia and Qatar as hosts for the 2018 and 2022 WorldCup tournaments.

　　I'm Jonathan Evans.

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