Confederation News

NEW YORK - Two-time World Cup veteran referee Carlos Batres retires from the game Thursday. READ MORE >

NEW YORK -- CONCACAF Director of Competitions Jill Fracisco is promoted Friday to deputy general secretary of the confederation. READ MORE >

MEXICO CITY -- Justino Compean has been re-elected president of the Mexican Football Federation for second four-year term. READ MORE >

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - CONCACAF Vice President Lisle Austin was awarded the FIFA Order of Merit, bestowed with the honor along with five others including former Dutch international and ex-Barcelona manager Johan Cruyff. READ MORE >

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The nine groups bidding to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups made their pitch to CONCACAF member associations on Tuesday. READ MORE >

ZURICH, Switzerland - The FIFA Emergency Committee suspended the Salvadoran Football Federation on Tuesday, citing governmental interference in violation of the world body's statues. READ MORE >

NEW YORK -- The CONCACAF Executive Committee approves a new World Cup qualifying format to propose to FIFA. READ MORE >

MIAMI BEACH, Florida - Twenty-four candidates received instructions on procedures and requirements needed of soccer match commissioners by the head of FIFA's competition services on Tuesday, part of CONCACAF's efforts to deepen its pool to meet the increased demands of the Champions League. READ MORE >

NEW YORK -- The CONCACAF Executive Committee has approved the expansion of the men's U-20 and U-17 championsships to 12 teams and the Women's Gold Cup and Olympic qualifying to eight. READ MORE >

TORONTO - Canada has added Venezuela, Honduras and Ukraine to its match calendar for the rest of the year, intensifying its preparation for the 2011 Gold Cup and 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign. READ MORE >