initial reports indicated he was suspended. but his lawyers say if that was the case, he wasn t notified and he still considers himself the president of fifa and is prepared to serve. they opened criminal proceedings against him last months and the ethics committee is also investigating him. world soccer magazine joins us with more. thanks so much for chatting with us. so is he suspended or not and why are we hearing these different stories coming out of blatter s own camp? well, it was all rather messy yesterday. the situation is quite clear. what we understand from sources close to the people involved is that the investigation chamber has recommended a 90-day
the start, seen claims and counterclaims and as much played out behind closed doors as in the public domain. wednesday has been in different. the wait has been on for news from fif a s independent regulatory body, its ethics committee after it opened an investigation into seph blater into the swiss criminal. enter the 79-year-old. the investigatory chambers have refused to comment. on wednesday evening, one of bl blatter s closest visors sent the division that a 90-day suspension had been handed down. just a few hours later, a statement, though, was received from blatter s lawyers, which said, president blatter has not been notified of any action taken by the fifa ethics
suspension. that just means that they think he should be removed from the immediate vicinity of everything while an investigation properly takes place, but that has to be judged today by the ethics judge, and only after he has made a decision one way or the other, can then anything formally be notified. all right. that explains why his lawyers haven t been told. but realistically, how long can blatter hang onto power? well, technically if a 90-day suspension were issued to him, it could later be topped up by a further 45 days. blatter, himself, has ridden out so many crises for him. for him, this is another crisis, and he expects to ride it out, but this is by far the most serious he s ever faced, and it would be, frankly, unprecedented
wednesday evening was that one of blatter s close advisors sent a message saying a 90-day suspension was handed down. an hour later, blatter s legal team, his own lawyers disputed that. they said blatter has not been notified of anything from the ethics committee. we think they would want a thorough review of evidence before taking disciplinary action. we know that blatter will continue as president today. his lawyers says he s planning to be in office today, and the fifa ethics committee will continue their investigation. given what we know right now in reality, how long can blatter hang onto power, and when will we likely hear the ethic s