Confederation News

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 >

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 >

MIAMI BEACH, Florida - CONCACAF authorized Mexican teams to continue playing in South America's Copa Libertadores, approving the arrangement Wednesday after a policy review regarding participation in CONMEBOL events. READ MORE >

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad - Caribbean Football Union president Jack Warner called for the reinstatement of Antigua and Barbuda and sought more participation by teams in the region's tournaments, telling delegates at the CFU Congress that the federations must improve their coaching. READ MORE >

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - CONCACAF President Jack Warner returned from a visit to earthquake ravaged Haiti Monday, vowing to rebuild the football federation's devastated headquarters and get soccer in the country moving again. READ MORE >

CONCACAF President Jack Warner received congratulations Monday from FIFA President Sepp Blatter on his Trinidad internal party election victory, calling it "a vibrant testimony" of his political career. READ MORE >

CONCACAF President Jack Warner expressed his condolences to Haitian Football Federation President Yves Jean Bart regarding Tuesday's earthquake, writing in a letter that he was "deeply saddened by this tragedy which has taken so many lives and wreaked so much destruction." READ MORE >