FIFA reduces Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini bans from eight to six years

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were initially found guilty of wrongdoing by FIFA’s independent ethics committee. (Source: Reuters) Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini had their bans from soccer reduced from eight years to six on Wednesday, two days before the sport’s ruling body tries to turn the page on years of scandals by electing a new president. Blatter and Platini were initially found guilty of wrongdoing by FIFA’s independent ethics committee, which is led by a German judge, over a previously-secret 2011 financial transaction. FIFA President...