Lowy to remain FFA boss 08/11/2010 |
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Frank Lowy has vowed to stay on as Football Federation Australia (FAA) chief whether the country wins the right to host the 2022 World Cup or not.
Lowy, who has just turned 80, reaffirmed his belief that Australia would win the Fifa vote in Zurich on December 2 but said: "If we lose, I am going to stay the distance.
"There is no question that I will continue as chairman of FFA, and the whole FFA team will suck up the disappointment and get on with the job.
"It would be a crushing disappointment to me personally and to everyone who loves the game. But life will go on and football will go on.
"There were some doubts if I was going to stay or not but there's no question about that."
He added: "I believe we have the best bid. I know we have the best bid.
"I know we have convinced many of the Fifa executive committee that we have the best bid. But will we have the critical 13 votes needed to win it? In my heart, I really believe so.
"It wasn't very hard for me to sell it. There's a lot of support for Australia, a lot of sympathy for Australia, not only what we're doing in football but Australia has got a great name in many other aspects so I think we're reaping the benefit."
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