Michel Platini withdraws candidacy for FIFA presidency

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Former French football star and UEFA boss, already suspended from football for 8 years, has formally thrown in FIFA presidential towel.

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Banned UEFA President Michel Platini has told French sports daily L'Equipe, among other publications, that he would not seek to succeed Sepp Blatter as president of world football's governing body, reports Deutsche Welle.