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FIFA took down Jack Warner and are now taking aim at his cronies in CONCACAF. AP Writer Graham Dunbar has the details; ZURICH (AP) -- Delving further into a scandal that shook the sport, FIFA will investigate 16 Caribbean soccer leaders about a bribery scandal involving former presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam.

During remarks at the FIFA Congress, FIFA president Sepp Blatter announced that moving forward the entire 208-member Congress will vote on who hosts the World Cup.

"I want to give more power to the national associations. In the future, the World Cup will be decided by the Fifa congress.

During remarks at the FIFA Congress, FIFA president Sepp Blatter announced that moving forward the entire 208-member Congress will vote on who hosts the World Cup. "I want to give more power to the national associations. In the future, the World Cup will be decided by the Fifa congress. The executive committee will create a shortlist but will make no recommendations, only a list.

If you are in the group of fans that cannot stand that important matches can come down to a penalty shootout, you are not alone. The president of FIFA has your back.

Sepp Blatter called for an alternative solution to penalty shootouts at the FIFA Congress in Budapest, saying that,� ''Football should not go to one to one, because when football goes to penalty kicks, it loses its essence as a team sport.

All of the Jose Mourinho departure talk can be put on hold. The Special One is not going anywhere.

Mourinho signed a new four-year deal with Real Madrid that will extend the manager's time with the club until 2016. Two years into his original deal with Madrid, Mourinho guided the club to the first 100-point season in La Liga history, dethroning Barcelona to capture the league championship and adding a title in Spain to ones that he has already claimed in Portugal, England and Italy.

This blog is at heart about my love affair with soccer, an affair that is unwavering after five or six years. From very early on I became aware of the corruption that has been in our game and that is in our game at a high level. I was more properly informed about it after reading Andrew Jennings' book, Foul!

The 61st FIFA Congress, just concluded in Zurich, provides for FIFA, the continental confederations and national associations to charge license fees for friendly league, club and 'scratch' games held outside of home countries. The Congress ratified a number of amendments to the FIFA Statutes. Official Articles 73 and 78 to 80 were amended "to have clearer provisions regarding the authorisation

FIFA president, Mr� Joseph S. Blatter, was re-elected for a fourth term of office until 2015 by the 61st FIFA Congress, held in Zurich. Standing without an opponent, Mr Blatter received 186 of the 203 votes cast by member associations in a secret ballot. The FIFA president spoke about the need for transparency and "zero tolerance" in the fight against the dangers that threaten football.

CONCACAF's announcement that the new confederation president would be selected at their Congress in Budapest -- Hungary! -- raised eyebrows and drew considerable derision from the media and the Twitterverse. The Congress will meet on 23 May to select a president who will complete the remaining four years of Jack Warner's term.

Their Words "We are faced with an unsatisfactory situation. We are subject to universal criticism from governments, sponsors, media and the wider world. With this background the election has turned into one-horse race." England's FA chairman David Bernstein speaking before the FIFA Congress in an unsuccessful attempt to get the presidential election postponed.

By J Hutcherson - WASHINGTON, DC (May 31, 2011) US Soccer Players -- By the time you read this who knows what might've happened in the fun and games that is the FIFA Congress currently taking place in Switzerland. What was supposed to be about deciding who will be the president of FIFA for the next four years has devolved into a fight for power on many fronts, including CONCACAF.

Sepp Blatter, the self-proclaimed "captain" of "the FIFA ship," has announced that future World Cup hosts will be determined by a vote of the 208 FIFA member associations as opposed to the 24-man executive committee.

"In the future, the World Cup will be decided by the FIFA Congress," Blatter told the Congress in Zurich.

CONCACAF announced on Friday that they will hold a presidential election to fill the remainder of the term vacated by Jack Warner when he retired from soccer last summer. The election will be held on May 23rd in Budapest, Hungary the day before the start of the 2012 FIFA Congress. Candidates have to be nominated by a member association by March 25th.

Their Words "I am honoured to accept the 61st FIFA Congress's mandate to serve as president during the 2011-2015 period. Together we can tackle the problems that football faces today and show that our game remains very solid and strong." FIFA president Sepp Blatter. Other Sources United States Caught Between Young And Old - from SB Nation's Ryan Rosenblatt: The best hope to slide in for the U.

Sepp Blatter will be the president of FIFA for the next four years.

Without a challenger on the ballot, the outcome was inevitable, but Blatter won the FIFA election on Wednesday, garnering 186 votes out of the 203 ballots that were cast.

"Our pyramid is intact, the base, the foundation is strong, and together we have four years to continue on our path and do our job," Blatter said upon his re-election at the FIFA Congress.