APNewsbreak: Platini withdraws from FIFA presidential race (Yahoo Sports)

[ASFN Admin]

Michel Platini's dream of becoming the next FIFA president is over. Platini told The Associated Press on Thursday that he remains determined to overturn the eight-year ban he was handed by FIFA's ethics committee last month, but that the deadline for the Feb. 26 election is too short and renders his candidacy impossible. ''I'm withdrawing from the race for FIFA presidency,'' Platini told the Associated Press in an interview.

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