Platini says he won\\\'t challenge Blatter at FIFA

MONACO, Aug 28 (AFP): UEFA president Michel Platini announced Thursday that he will not challenge Sepp Blatter for the leadership of football's world body but made a new call for Blatter to stand down when his term ends.

The 59-year-old French football legend said he would concentrate on a new term as head of Europe's governing body instead of taking on Blatter.

His decision leaves the path open for Blatter, 78, to win a fifth four-year term in charge of FIFA in an election next year.

Blatter said at the FIFA congress in Brazil in June that he was ready to take on a fifth four-year term in charge of the world body.