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Ramifications For Major Players In FIFA Corruption Scandal

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Published December 27, 2015 at 7:57 AM EST

Eight-year suspensions were given last week for FIFA's top bosses, Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini. Carrie Kahn talks with author David Henry Sterry about the latest on FIFA's scandal plagued year.

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