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On June 2, 2015, six days after the United States government indicted several current and former FIFA officials and sports marketing companies for bribery and money laundering, Sepp Battler - President of FIFA since 1998 - announced that he would call for elections to choose a new president. In October 2015, Blater and other top FIFA officials were suspended amid the investigation into criminal mismanagement, and on December 21, 2015, the independent ethics committee of FIFA banned him from taking part in any FIFA activities over the following eight years. Michel Platini, the head of European soccer and a favorite to succeed Blatter, was also banned.