國際足聯面臨分裂風險 Fears of split in world football after Uefa defies Fifa
Fifa threatened to split apart on Thursday after Uefa, which runs football in Europe, defied the world governing body and refused to suspend its president Michel Platini.
週四，國際足聯(FIFA)面臨分裂的風險，原因是歐洲足聯(UEFA)無視國際足聯的決定、拒絕暫停歐洲足聯主席米歇爾渠拉蒂尼(Michel Platini)的職務。
Europe’s defiance came after Mr Platini and Sepp Blatter, the Fifa president, faced the end of their careers in football following their suspension for 90 days by Fifa’s ethics committee.
歐洲足聯公然抗命之前，國際足聯道德委員會作出了暫停普拉蒂尼和國際足聯主席塞普布拉特(Sepp Blatter)職務90天的決定，兩人在足球這個行當的職業生涯面臨結束。
The suspensions came after the two men came under the scrutiny of Michael Lauber, Switzerland’s attorney-general, who opened a criminal investigation into a payment from Fifa to Mr Platini in 2011.
此前，兩人成爲瑞士總檢察長米夏埃爾勞貝爾(Michael Lauber)的調查對象。勞貝爾就國際足聯2011年支付給普拉蒂尼的一筆款項啓動了刑事調查。
Mr Blatter’s lawyers disputed the decision to suspend him, saying the committee had not followed Fifa’s ethics code correctly and that the investigation against the 79-year-old Swiss would soon be dismissed.
布拉特的律師對停職決定提出異議，他們表示，國際足聯道德委員會未正確遵照國際足聯道德準則，而且針對這位79歲瑞士老人的調查很快將被撤銷。
“Uefa’s executive committee expressed its full confidence in Uefa president Michel Platini and stands fully behind him,” it said a statement, adding that Europe would not replace him as president “at this time”.
歐洲足聯在一份聲明中稱：“歐洲足聯執委會對歐洲足聯主席米歇爾渠拉蒂尼表示充分信任，並全力支持他。”歐洲足聯還表示，歐洲不會“在這個時候”換別人來當這個主席。
In a statement, Mr Platini said he was “driven by a profound feeling of staunch defiance”, adding that the action was designed to “crush” his campaign to be Fifa president. “I am more determined than ever to defend myself before the relevant judicial bodies,” he added.
普拉蒂尼在一份聲明中稱，他“心中有一種深深的、堅定的抗命感”。他補充稱，這一行動是爲了“粉碎”他競選國際足聯主席的努力。他還表示：“我比任何時候都更有決心在相關司法機構面前爲自己辯護。”
The refusal of Uefa to obey a Fifa edict is a serious blow to Fifa’s authority, which leaves the way open for further sanctions and a possible schism in world football.
歐洲足聯拒絕遵從國際足聯的命令給國際足聯的權威造成了嚴重打擊，這可能會引發進一步的處罰，世界足球界可能會發生分裂。
The chaos at Fifa provoked an extraordinary statement from Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, who called for the organisation to be taken over by someone outside football.
國際足聯的亂侷促使國際奧委會(International Olympic Committee)主席托馬斯巴赫(Thomas Bach)發表了一份不同尋常的聲明，他呼籲由足球圈子外的人接管國際足聯。
Mr Blatter and Mr Platini’s suspensions from all football activities will last for an initial 90 days, but can be extended for 45 more days without a hearing. They can appeal against the decision, but the verdict remains in force while they do so.
布拉特和普拉蒂尼的“禁足”期最初將爲90天，但可在不舉行聽證會的情況下延長45天。他們可就這項決定上訴，但在他們上訴期間這項決定仍然有效。
Before the ruling, Mr Platini warned that if he was suspended he would “stop at nothing to ensure that the truth is known”.
在國際足聯作出這項決定之前，普拉蒂尼警告稱如果他被停職，他將“不惜一切代價確保真相爲衆人所知”。
Both Mr Blatter’s lawyers and Mr Platini have said the payment under scrutiny was for “legitimate work” carried out by the Frenchman on Fifa’s behalf from 1998 to 2002. Neither side has so far been able to explain why it was made nine years after the work was carried out.
布拉特的律師和普拉蒂尼都表示，瑞士總檢察長調查的這筆款項用於普拉蒂尼在1998年至2002年代表國際足聯開展的“合法工作”。迄今爲止，兩人都未能就這筆款項爲何在工作開展9年後才支付作出解釋。
