Blatter and Platini bans upheld, reduced to six years

By Mike Collett ZURICH (Reuters) - Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, once the two most powerful men in world football, had their bans for ethics violations upheld on Wednesday, although they were reduced from eight years to six. The 79-year-old Blatter, who served for 17 years as FIFA president, and Platini, 60, one of the greatest players of all time and UEFA president since 2007, had appealed against the bans imposed last October. The ruling came two days before FIFA holds a special elective Co