Sepp Blatter is not going down without a fight.
It looks like it's all over for the Fifa president after the Swiss was hit with an eight-year football ban from all football activities along with Michel Platini.
Earlier today, both men were given the lengthy bans by Fifa's ethics committee, with immediate effect.
The bans are the result of an investigation into a payment of two million Swiss francs (€1.8million) to the Frenchman in 2011.
Blatter, 79, was due to stand down from the presidency in February at a special Fifa congress, but 60-year-old Platini's hopes of replacing the Swiss bureaucrat are now in ruins.
He spoke at a press conference this morning and his opening line was a classic...
His first comment was a zinger
https://twitter.com/RobHarris/status/678879438969446400
Then he managed to chat about Nelson Mandela
https://twitter.com/RobHarris/status/678879594498367488
Which did not go down well
https://twitter.com/tomsteinfort/status/678879786987573248
https://twitter.com/MisterJRussell/status/678882932350689280
He then did various acts of contrition
https://twitter.com/danroan/status/678880198717239296
https://twitter.com/RobHarris/status/678880457946226689
Nobody really bought his apology though
https://twitter.com/eaamalyon/status/678880183928152064
https://twitter.com/DavidHartrick/status/678882364886503424
https://twitter.com/WayneDavid81/status/678882768223383552
Blatter also addressed the issue over Michel Platini and the money he allegedly received
https://twitter.com/RobHarris/status/678881031710228480
https://twitter.com/tariqpanja/status/678881555729764352
https://twitter.com/RobHarris/status/678882733876211712
And the non-apology apology ended on a defiant note
https://twitter.com/OliverKayTimes/status/678882575536939008
And confirmation that Blatter will appeal his eight year ban
https://twitter.com/br_uk/status/678883163846774784
But most people were just confused about the whole plaster/Nelly thing going on
https://twitter.com/AndyRobertson93/status/678883983518793728
https://twitter.com/therunandg0/status/678884646814380036
https://twitter.com/ChrisWarr/status/678883973330767875
Chris de Burgh was mentioned, kind of.
https://twitter.com/RobHarris/status/678886376717344769
https://twitter.com/AlexStone7/status/678886258769268736
But for us, this clip just sums the whole day up perfectly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYOZ3IzRaf4
