Top sports tribunal Platinis ban soccer four year

The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Monday reduced suspended UEFA President Michel Platini’s six-year ban from soccer for ethics violations to four years, saying the original punishment from FIFA was too severe.The Frenchman, one of the finest players of his generation and also a former coach of his country’s national side, had said he recognized that his long, illustrious career in the game would be over if he lost an appeal over the ban.