We're in uncharted waters. It's something I've written before -- way too many times -- when it comes to FIFA, but the fact is this ship is sailing further and further toward the edge of the map.
FIFA's statement Thursday brought news of a raft of provisional suspensions at the summit of world football from the body's Independent Ethics Committee. FIFA President Sepp Blatter and the man hoping to replace him next February, UEFA President Michel Platini, have been "banned from all football activities on a national and international level" for 90 days. (So too has FIFA's General Secretary, Jerome Valcke, though he was already suspended by FIFA.