Blatter, 79, cheap fifa coins is reportedly under mounting pressure and facing serious challenges from former Portugal international Luis Figo, Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan and Dutch football association president Michael van Praag. Australian soccer fans and media commentators have been eagerly waiting to find out how FFA will vote in the wake of the corruption allegations surrounding the 2010 bidding and voting process for the 2022 World Cup.

Just six months after Australia was left embarrassed and stunned by being eliminated having received a lone vote, FFA opted to vote for the status quo at FIFA.

In putting it’s hand up to allow the FIFA presidential elections to go ahead amid an atmosphere of loathing and suspicion, FFA helped hand Blatter another four-year term as the most powerful man in world football.

Meanwhile, Lowy, who will have to step down as FFA chairman in November, is confident there is enough talent around to fill his shoes.

But whether that person is his son, Stephen, Lowy senior wasn’t saying.