FIFA ethics investigation recommends two-year ban against Germany's Niersbach

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UEFA Executive Committee member Wolfgang Niersbach arrives for the UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Basel, Switzerland May 18, 2016.
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The investigatory chamber of world soccer body FIFA's ethics committee has recommended a two-year ban and a fine against former German Football Association president Wolfgang Niersbach.

The committee's adjucatory chamber on Friday said it had opened formal proceedings against Niersbach following the investigatory chamber's recommendation.

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The chamber's investigations were opened in March, and the final report recommended a sanction of a two-year ban from all football-related activity and a fine of $30,269.40 for violations of the FIFA Code of Ethics, the adjudicatory chamber said.

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Niersbach will be invited to submit his position including any evidence with regard to the final report of the investigatory chamber and may request a hearing, it said. ($1 = 0.9911 Swiss francs)