giants, who need to win their final two games for any chance to reach the playoffs, won t have their biggest offensive weapon on sunday against the vikings. one game suspension. let s turn now overseas, international soccer s governing body has officially brought the hammer down on two of the sports most powerful figures. an ethics committee has banned fip fa president sepp blatter and his would-be success european soccer head michel platini for eight years. the funishment follows an investigation into an alleged disloyal payment of $2 million from blatter to platini. fifa s embattled president was apologetic in a news conference yesterday but said he would continue to fight. i am sorry that i am as president of fifa this punching ball and i m sorry for football. i m sorry for the federation and national football association i m serving on for more than 40 years. i m sorry for that. i m sorry for the 400 plus fifa