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PARIS Cheap New Balance 574 , Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Banned European soccer boss Michel Platini told French sports daily L'Equipe on Thursday that he formally withdrew his candidacy from the presidency race for scandal-plagued FIFA.


"I will not present myself for the presidency of FIFA," said the UEFA chief in an interview with L'Equipe to be published in full on Friday.


Platini, along with departing FIFA president Sepp Blatter, was banned from all football-related activity for eight years by FIFA's ethics committee on December 21 over a two million Swiss franc payment he had received from the Swiss in 2011.


The 60-year-old had been hoping to win an appeal in time to be allowed a candidacy for the FIFA election on February 26, before he changed his mind.


"I am withdrawing my candidature. I no longer have the time nor the means to go and see the voters, to meet people New Balance 574 Sale , and to fight against the other candidates.


"By withdrawing, I will concertrate on my defence," added the former French international, who has insisted he's done nothing wrong.


A clear favorite to succeed Blatter for the sport's most powerful job before the allegations emerged, Platini was initially suspended for 90 days before the eight-year ban was imposed.


"It's a matter of schedule, but not only that New Balance 574 Shoes ," said Platini, referring to the January 26 deadline for nominations. "How can you win an election when you are prevented from campaigning?"


Platini had explained that the 2 million Swiss francs were paid to him by FIFA with Blatter's approval for his work done as special consultant during 1999-2002, but FIFA's ethics committee said the payment, made at a time when Blatter's seeking re-election, lacked trasparency.


"Yet when Blatter announced his retirement, I received 150 declarations of support -- 100 official letters from federations and 50 promises. All this in two days New Balance 574 Sport ," Platini told L'Equipe.


"I have fought like I have always fought in my life, but I have not been given the chance to play the game," added the Frenchman, who instead reiterate his intention to overturn the eight-year ban by appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.


Platini's withdrawal leaves five declared candidates for the FIFA presidency, and they are Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan, Asian Football Confederation President Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain New Balance 574 Retro , former FIFA official Jerome Champagne of France, UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino of Switzerland and South Africa businessman Tokyo Swxwale.


SYDNEY, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Australia's shifting political landscape claimed a new scalp in the early hours of Tuesday when Northern Territory (NT) chief minister Adam Giles was dumped by his Country Liberal party in a sudden coup.


New leader Willem Westra van Holthe said the electoral backlash in the state of Queensland last weekend, which saw the ruling Liberal National Party thrown out of office by voters, was a factor.


But he added the party had lost faith in Giles to lead the territory, which is Australia's mainland gateway to south-east Asia.


The news came as prime minister Tony Abbott continues to battle moves within his LiberalNational coalition questioning his leadership of Australia.


The Northern Territory's new leader said he began the move to overthrow Giles late on Monday night and announced he was the new leader at 1 a.m. on Tuesday.


"There are a lot of reasons why this has occurred New Balance 574 Mens ," Westra van Holthe told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.


"At the end of the day, a vast number of my parliamentary colleagues simply lost confidence in the former chief minister."


"They approached me and asked me if I was interested in stepping into the position, and that sort of set the ball rolling I guess."


He said the Queensland result was the catalyst for change which had been brewing for some time, as members of the party believed Giles had lost touch with the Northern Territory people.


"This is not something that should have just been a sudden thought bubble, or just happened in the last couple of days," he said.


"This is something that has been building over time.


"As time goes by we all get messages sent to us from our community members... and I think that's resonated with our colleagues strongly enough to suggest that they thought it was time for a change in our leader."


The Queensland election result saw premier Campbell Newman lose his own seat on Saturday.


"If you look at the result of the Queensland election New Balance 574 Womens , government there was punished because the people of Queensland thought they had lost touch with real people," he said.

Amy Adams at the Walk of Fame Star Ceremony in Los Angeles on Wednesday Photo: IC

Actress Amy Adams may have missed out on a Golden Globe win this year, but her career was recognized on Wednesday with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame landmark.


Adams, 42, received the plaque in honor of her latest role in the Paramount Pictures sci-fi film Arrival, which has been earning her nominations during the current awards season in Hollywood.


She also starred in Tom Ford's Nocturnal Animals New Balance 574 , which has garnered her critical praise.


The actress, who was joined by her husband, daughter and Arrival co-star Jeremy Renner, recalled her early years in Hollywood and her journey so far.


"When I first drove on to the Disney lot, I think it was January 21st 1999 - not that I'm keeping track - that was my first-ever audition in Los Angeles and I never, ever expected that it would lead me to this moment to receive this honor," she said.


"I never expected when I got a call that Steven Spielberg wanted to meet me, that he would actually give me a job. And when I fully expected to leave the industry, Phil Morrison showed up with Junebug."


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