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CONCACAF Publishes Reform Proposals, Seeks To Prevent Scandals

CONCACAF today published anti-corruption proposals in an attempt to pass "sweeping new leadership rules to help rebuild" after recent scandals in int'l soccer. The reform proposals include: "Imposing term limits on CONCACAF presidents and executive committee members; appointing outsiders to the policy-making executive panel; publishing salaries and expenses of top officials." CONCACAF "also wants to run background checks on potential commercial partners, hire a compliance officer and run a whistleblower hotline" (AP, 7/6). 

Meanwhile, FIFA has banned '18 and '22 World Cup bids inspector Harold Mayne-Nicholls "for seven years for a breaching of the world governing body’s code of ethics." Mayne-Nicholls, a former Chilean Football Association President, was "responsible for inspecting the bids for FIFA" ahead of the December '10 vote. FIFA said that "more detailed information will be given after the final decision becomes effective and did not disclose Mayne-Nicholls' offense" (SI.com, 7/6).

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