Michel Platini lost his appeal yesterday at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to lift a 90-day ban by FIFA.
The CAS said its three-man panel of judges was unanimous in ruling against the FIFA presidential hopeful.
The 90-day ban “does not cause irreparable harm to Michel Platini at this point in time,” the court said in a statement.
Platini hoped to be allowed to attend the Euro 2016 draw in Paris today and resume campaigning ahead of the FIFA presidential election on Feb. 26.
He must also first pass an integrity check by FIFA to be declared an official candidate.
However, the CAS ordered the FIFA ethics committee to work quickly on Platini’s case. The court said Platini’s provisional ban could not be extended by a further 45 days next month.
Platini’s full case is to be heard by the FIFA ethics committee in Zurich, Switzerland, on Friday and a verdict is expected the following Monday.
The case centers on FIFA president Sepp Blatter’s approval of US$2 million of FIFA money that Platini got in 2011 as backdated salary.
Both men face sanctions for a range of potential code of ethics violations, including bribery, conflicts of interest and false accounting.
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