Platini and Fifa president Sepp Blatter were handed the bans on Thursday, with the Swiss accused of making a “disloyal payment” to the former France captain in 2011, being payments for jobs done nine years earlier.
Blatter has also been alleged to have signed an “unfavourable” contract with the Caribbean Football Union in 2005, which market experts claim handed over World Cup television rights for a fraction of their market value.
Both men deny any wrongdoing and Blatter appealed his suspension on Friday. Omnisport reports that Platini has also lodged an appeal.
Platini, 60, has dismissed the allegations as ‘farcical’, although there’s been considerable damage done to his bid to replace the outgoing Blatter at the head of world football’s governing body in the February 26 election.
Fifa confirmed on Friday an extraordinary meeting would be held later this month where a possible postponement is likely to be discussed given the turn of events.
Also, presidential candidate Chung Mong-joon has been given a six-year ban, derailing his bid, while secretary general Jerome Valcke was suspended earlier in September.
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