Blatter and Platini banned for 8 years by FIFA

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were each banned for eight years by the FIFA Ethics Committee on Monday - a stunning fall for world soccer's most powerful leaders.

FIFA President Blatter and his one-time protege Platini were kicked out of the sport for conflict of interest and disloyalty to FIFA in a $2 million payment deal that is also the subject of a criminal investigation in Switzerland.

Blatter's FIFA career is ending in disgrace after more than 17 years as president and 40 years with the scandal-hit governing body.