Blatter fights ban as FIFA plans Oct 20 crisis talks

October 10, 2015 13:05

FIFA president Sepp Blatter appealed against the 90-day ban that forced him out of office, his lawyers confirmed, as world football's sleaze-tainted governing body headed into months of turmoil over how to find a new leader.

As the drama intensified, FIFA announced that an extraordinary meeting of its executive committee would meet in Zurich on October 20.

Some senior FIFA members had suggested the meeting could discuss postponing the election to replace Blatter -- who has already announced he will stand down -- currently slated for February 26.

That development followed growing calls for an emergency meeting after the suspension of Blatter, UEFA president Michel Platini and FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke.

The row over Blatter's suspension had already taken a fresh twist as FIFA's ethics watchdog rejected the 79-year-old's claims he was not allowed to give evidence before he was banned, saying he was given "all his rights".

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