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Lausanne: Sport&rsquo;s highest court yesterday rejected the appeal of former FIFA president Sepp Blatter against a six year ban signalling the end of his efforts to clear his name.&nbsp;
The 80-year-old former football powerbroker was ousted over a two million Swiss franc ($2 million/1.8 million euro) payment to UEFA boss Michel Platini, which the Court of Arbitration for Sport called an &ldquo;undue gift&rdquo; that could not be justified.
Blatter called the verdict &ldquo;incomprehensible&rdquo; but also acknowledged that he has come to the end of the road in his fight to clear his name.
&ldquo;I will not be appealing in a Swiss court,&rdquo; he told AFP, turning his back on what would have been his last legal recourse.
Earlier, however, he maintained that guilt had not been proven. &ldquo;It is difficult to follow it, because the principle of jurisdiction &mdash; culpability has to be proven by prosecution &mdash; was not applied,&rdquo; Blatter said in a statement.
&ldquo;Nevertheless I look back with gratitude to all the years, in which I was able to realise my ideals for football and serve FIFA,&rdquo; added the Swiss official widely condemned by critics during his 18 years as head of the world football body.

Sport&rsquo;s highest court yesterday rejected the appeal of former FIFA president Sepp Blatter against a six year ban signalling the end of his efforts to clear his name

CAS rejects Sepp Blatter's six-year ban appeal

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