The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee chaired by Mr Hans-Joachim Eckert has notified Mr Joseph S. Blatter and Mr Michel Platini of the grounds for the decisions passed in December 2015.

The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has fulfilled its commitment to provide the grounds for the respective decisions to Mr Blatter and Mr Platini within the first half of January 2016 as they had previously been informed. After receiving the grounds for the decisions, both officials may lodge an appeal with the FIFA Appeal Committee.