two of the most powerful men in soccer have been banned from the sport.fifa president sepp blater and the official expected to replace him are now side-lined for the next eight years.mark phillips explains the latest move by soccer's governing body. body. this was a this was a judgment by the ethics committee of world soccer.it's not a criminal conviction for corruption - not yet.but the result is effectively the same ((take pkg))(nats)sepp blatter -- president of fifa, soccer's governing body -- for 17 years... and a power in the sport for 40... he's been banned for 8 years and fined about fifty thousand dollars for conflict of interest and breach of loyalty. the bandage on his face might be connected to a recent health scare, the payment to this man -- michel platini -- head of european soccer. the two men say the money was a delayed payment for work. the ethics committee saw it differently. platini was also banned and fined.blatter, who says he'll appeal was typically defiant. (sot sepp blatter)'i'm really sorry.......but not sorry for what he'd done. more sorry for himself and for