In 2016, the CAS upheld the ban against Sepp Blatter. The matter that was ongoing for several years came to an end when the issue was presented to the CAS through the means of appeals. The CAS upheld the decision of six years ban on Sepp Blatter and backed it by saying, former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has lost his appeal against a six-year ban for ethics violations, imposed amid the biggest corruption scandal that had shaken the world soccer body (FIFA).[19]