Friday 9 October 2015 16:15, UK
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have lodged appeals against their 90-day bans imposed by FIFA's ethics committee.
The 79-year-old Blatter was suspended from his duties as FIFA president on Thursday and has denied any wrongdoing, calling the investigation into his conduct as "outrageous".
Blatter and Platini, who is no longer acting as UEFA president, have taken advantage of the two-day window to make a formal challenge after notification, but they will remain suspended at least until the appeal is held.
Klaus Stohlker, Blatter's friend and adviser, said: "He has appealed already to FIFA's appeal committee. He is defending his position and he is sure that he will be found not guilty."
Blatter and Platini were handed 90-day suspensions after the Swiss Attorney General opened criminal proceedings against Blatter over a £1.35m payment to Platini.
The payment was made in February 2011 for work the Frenchman carried out as Blatter's technical advisor more than nine years previously, between 1999 and 2002.
Issa Hayatou, president of Africa's football confederation (CAF), is FIFA's acting president, while Angel Villar Llona is in line to be acting UEFA president. The Spaniard also has an ethics committee investigation hanging over him relating to the inquiry into the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bids.
Former FIFA vice-president Chung Mong-joon, given a six-year ban for breaking rules in the 2022 World Cup bid campaign, is also appealing, stating the ruling was a "shameful attempt to punish" his open criticism of FIFA.
The timing of the provisional ban could hardly be worse for Platini, who wanted to run in the election to succeed Blatter as president but with nominations closing on October 26 those plans have taken a huge blow.
UEFA's 54 member associations will convene next Thursday in Nyon to discuss the crisis, and also there is expected to be an emergency FIFA executive committee meeting in Zurich on Tuesday, October 20 to discuss a possible delay to their presidential election, which had been scheduled for February 26, 2016.
Football Association chairman Greg Dyke has said the governing body will drop its support for Platini if the ethics committee decides there has been any wrongdoing.
Dyke said: "If the ethics committee reaches a conclusion that Mr Platini has not behaved properly or has behaved dishonestly then of course the FA will not support him.
"That's why we said in our statement that we are awaiting the results of the investigation - we need to see the evidence. I can see why people are saying we should stop supporting him now, but we will follow what the ethics committee decides.
"Platini claims it's a fix, but if they decide he has behaved improperly we will not support him and I'm sure I would have the backing of the FA board on that."
Dyke added that if there was any finding of wrongdoing by the investigations into the bids for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups he was convinced there would have to be a re-vote.
"I have no doubt if the evidence comes out that a bid was won by corruption there will have to be a re-vote," he added.
UEFA said Platini "will not perform his official duties for the time being". He did not attend the meeting of the UEFA executive committee on Thursday and has cancelled several official trips.
