Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have been sent explanations for their suspensions, as the UEFA president's lawyers confirm he will appeal.
The adjudicatory chamber of FIFA's Ethics Committee has provided Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini with the written reasons for their eight-year suspensions from football, as lawyers for the UEFA president confirm he will launch an appeal.
The two men, scrutinized for a $2 million payment made to Platini by FIFA in 2011, were banned from all football-related activity in December after being judged to have broken rules on conflicts of interest, breach of loyalty and offering or receiving gifts.