Today is the first day of the rest of our lives after FIFA announced that President Sepp Blatter and UEFA President Michel Platini have been given lengthy bans.
The 79-year-old Blatter and his apparent successor have both been banned from all football-related activities for eight years.
The pair were found guilty of breaches of FIFA's code of ethics after being investigated for a supposed 'disloyal payment' of £1.3m between Blatter and Platini in 2011 - something both men deny.
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This was Blatter arriving for his press conference which is scheduled for Monday morning...
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But it doesn't sound like Blatter is going to take this lying down...
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