Blatter loses his appeal over ban

Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter has lost his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against his six-year ban from football.

Blatter and former Uefa president Michel Platini were punished in December 2015 over a £1.3-million "disloyal payment" made to the Frenchman.

The pair's suspensions were reduced from eight to six years by a Fifa appeals committee.

Platini took his case to CAS and Blatter followed suit. Platini in May had his suspension reduced by a further two years but Blatter's full sanction remains in place.

CAS sai d t he decision rendered by the Fifa appeal committee i n February remained in force and that Blatter remained banned from taking part in any football-related activity for six years.

The panel ruled the payment to Platini in 2011 breached the Fifa code of ethics as an "undue gift" and had "no contractual basis".