Saturday 21 November 2015 08:32, UK
Suspended UEFA president Michel Platini has lodged an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against his 90-day ban.
Platini lost his appeal to FIFA's appeals committee this week against the ban that halts his candidacy for the FIFA presidential election on February 26.
Platini's legal team, which needs cooperation from FIFA to fast-track the case, said: "We are confident that CAS will issue a ruling very quickly given what is at stake."
Sepp Blatter has also been suspended by FIFA's ethics committee pending a full investigation into a £1.3m payment Blatter approved for Platini in 2011 as backdated salary.
Blatter and Platini are expected to appear before FIFA ethics judge Hans-Joachim Eckert in December.
Switzerland's attorney general has also opened criminal proceedings against Blatter. He is suspected of criminal mismanagement and misappropriation of funds.
A CAS statement said: "In his appeal, Michel Platini has...requested that the current provisional suspension be stayed until a final decision of FIFA on the merits of this case.
"The CAS will determine the next steps of this procedure next week, after consultation with the parties concerned."
