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Christian Horner says Red Bull decided it was too early to throw in the towel on Daniil Kvyats F1 career before confirming him to another year with Toro Rosso.After a mixed first season with Red Bull last year, Kvyat has endured a tough 2016 campaign, which saw him demoted back to Toro Rosso in favour of Max Verstappen. His form nosedived afterwards, with the Russian reaching his lowest point ahead of the summer break.That period was crucial for Kvyat to refocus his mind and his renewed form was rewarded with an extension?during the U.S. Grand Prix weekend. Red Bull team boss Horner has backed the Russian to return to his best in 2017.When asked about the contract extension, Horner said; It is the right thing to do. Daniil had a tough year this year. He had a sensible year last year. His confidence took a dent, understandably, and he has worked on rebuilding himself and sort of got it together.At 21, 22, it is too early to throw in the towel on Daniil. It was the right decision to have given him another chance. You will see him turn it around.Horner says he played a role in ensuring the Russian driver kept his place at Toro Rosso.I was consulted with, and I recommended that they keep him in the car.With Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo at Red Bull, and Toro Rossos Carlos Sainz waiting in the wings, Horner suggested there is no quick route back to the senior team for the Russian driver.[Promotion to Red Bull] is not an option in the next couple of years because our seats are fixed. We believed it was our best option to leave him in that car. Cheap Wholesale Air Max Shoes . -- In one brief spurt, Brazil turned a close game into a rout and proved again it will be a strong World Cup favourite. Wholesale Air Max For Sale .J. -- Marty Brodeur beat the Pittsburgh Penguins yet again. http://www.wholesaleairmaxforsale.com/ .C. - The Carolina Hurricanes have placed backup goalie Anton Khudobin on injured reserve with an unspecified lower-body injury. Cheap Wholesale Air Max . -- Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson asked his players a simple question during Fridays morning shootaround: How many of them had ever been on a team 14 games over . Wholesale Air Max Sale Online . Vaives lawyer Trevor Whiffen claims the former 50-goal man wasnt provided with a copy of the claim beforehand and that he would not have agreed to the allegations made against the NHL had he been asked to review its contents. LONDON -- Michel Platini is yet to discover whether he will receive a payoff from European soccers governing body despite his UEFA presidential term being cut short by a FIFA ban.The former France captains third four-year term was due to run until 2019, but he was first suspended from UEFA duties last October and his presidential replacement was elected last week.New UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin said he only discovered on Tuesday that there were discussions about whether to award Platini a financial settlement.I have a meeting with the administration on Monday about it, Ceferin said Wednesday. But I can assure you we will not do anything illegal or unethical.Platinis undisclosed salary has now stopped, UEFA said. Ceferins salary will be proposed by a three-person panel chaired by Cypriot official Marios Lefkaritis, who will also make a recommendation to the UEFA executive committee on Platinis potential payoff.A settlement would be seen internally as recognition of Platinis achievements since first being elected UEFA president in 2007, implementing financial controls in club soccer and driving up revenue for UEFA competitions.But aa payout could distract from Ceferins attempts to take UEFA into a new era after a year of uncertainty prompted by Platinis ethics case over an improper payment of 2 million Swiss francs ($2 million).ddddddddddddThe German federation said UEFA should withstand any pressure to make the payment to Platini.Its of decisive significance for the integrity and credibility of UEFA that financial questions should be dealt with seriously, German federation president Reinhard Grindel told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper. Platini was suspended because of an unjustified payment.Ceferins first official public task as president was to launch the branding of the 2020 European Championship on Wednesday in London, where Wembley Stadium will host the semifinals and final.Twelve other cities will be used for the first pan-continental format for UEFAs flagship national team competition. Ceferin told The Associated Press last week that the format will be a problem for fans to travel from one part of Europe to another. ' ' '