UEFA President, Michel Platini, has revealed that he will not be running for the FIFA presidency during next year's election.
Platini has heavily criticised Blatter on more than one occasion, also stating that the Swiss was "finished"; hence, no longer the right man to lead FIFA.
But the former France international has recently stated, at a meeting of 54 European football associations in Monte Carlo on Thursday, that he wants to concentrate on his position as head of UEFA rather than challenge Sepp Blatter.
Michel D'Hooghe, one of FIFA's executive committee members, was quoted as saying by the BBC: "It was a very positive message - he said he would like to continue as UEFA president and I am pleased that it means that this time, there will be no battle between FIFA and UEFA."
The 78-year-old Blatter has been FIFA president since June 1998.