Best of the Twitter reaction to eight year bans for Sepp Blatter And Michel Platini

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have both been handed an 8 year ban from all football related activities by the FIFA ethics committee for abusing their positions.

Folks on Twitter have had plenty to say about it - with mixed reactions to the verdict.

Sepp Blatter at his press conference...#FIFA pic.twitter.com/Q6srFKJb9V

— BenchWarmers (@BeWarmers) December 21, 2015

Sepp Blatter reacts to the news that he's been banned from all football related activity for 8 years: https://t.co/xpUJ8zAlvz

— Paddy Power (@paddypower) December 21, 2015

The #FIFA Press office right now pic.twitter.com/88n7G3kbL0

— George Clarke (@GLR_Clarke) December 21, 2015

Despite all that's happened, Sepp Blatter still seems to have his supporters.. pic.twitter.com/0qEHpu7iVc

— Paddy Power (@paddypower) December 21, 2015

I will happily pay a £55K fine on an illegal £1.35m payment to my account if anyones interested DM me for my bank details #FIFA

— Jon (@COYSJonty) December 21, 2015

#Blatter is still talking but in summary he believes his treatment is an unjust as that faced by nelson Mandela. He actually means it #FIFA

— Rob (@Berty23) December 21, 2015

Live scenes from Zihuatanejo, as Blatter and Platini come to terms with the fact they've been banned from football. pic.twitter.com/62iUc9jeGG

— Paddy Power (@paddypower) December 21, 2015

The totally unsurprising news is that

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