Switzerland's Supreme Court has thrown out
an appeal by former FIFA vice-president,
Michel Platini, against his four-year ban for
financial wrongdoing.
The Swiss Federal Tribunal says the ban
imposed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport
(CAS) "does not appear to be manifestly
excessive".
The court ruled that Platini was not entitled
to $2 million in backdated salary in 2011, for
working as Sepp Blatter's presidential adviser
from 1998-2002.
Platini and Blatter claimed they had a verbal
agreement, but were banned by FIFA for a
conflict of interest.
The ban removed Platini from the UEFA
presidency and the February 2016 FIFA
election race to succeed Blatter.
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