March 17 – Cindy Parlow Cone, president of the US Soccer federation has been elected (unopposed) to the FIFA Council, whereas new Mexican chief, Mikel Arriola, has been elected to the Concacaf Council after only a week within the Mexican federation’s high job.
Concacaf held its fortieth Bizarre Congress on the Royalton Lodge in Cap Property, Saint Lucia, on the weekend. All 41 Concacaf member associations had been current together with FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who addressed the Congress, and Conmebol president Alejandro Dominguez.
Concacaf and South America’s Conmebol have a co-operation settlement that has seen Conmebol host its Copa America within the USA in 2024 in addition to 4 Conmebol nations take part within the W Gold Cup final 12 months. There was speak from FIFA about merging the 2 confederations up to now (Conmebol has simply 12 members), although that speak seems to have died, a minimum of publicly, for the second. It might meet with main resistance from Concacaf’s membership if strikes had been made to make it occur.
Together with Parlow Cone, Randy Harris from Barbados was elected to the FIFA Council because the Caribbean consultant, whereas Sonia Fulford, Turks and Caicos, was re-elected to the FIFA Council as Concacaf’s feminine rep.
On the Concacaf Council Sergio Chuc, Belize, and Maurice Victoire, Martinique, had been each re-elected unopposed.
FIFA and Concacaf Council members Luis Hernandez from Cuba and Yon de Luisa from Mexico departed their posts.
Concacaf president Victor Montagliani stated: “I’m extremely happy with how we now have come collectively as a soccer household to raise the sport throughout our area, laying the inspiration for even larger success. Via our shared dedication to our ‘One Concacaf’ imaginative and prescient, we’re strengthening our Confederation and creating new alternatives for our Member Associations.”
“From introducing competitions just like the Nations League, to advancing the ladies’s sport, and launching new improvement packages, our collective efforts have reworked soccer in our area. The progress we’ve made is simply doable by means of the large quantity of labor that you’ve achieved to get us so far, the dedication and keenness of our Member Associations, continues to drive the sport ahead.”
The fourth version of the Nations League finals happen this week on the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, kicking off on Thursday March 20 with the semi-finals (USA vs Panama, Mexico vs Canada) with the ultimate and third-place play-off on March 23.
“As we stay up for 2026, we now have an unprecedented alternative to go away a long-lasting legacy -not simply by means of world-class competitions, however by persevering with to develop the sport in any respect ranges. The work we do now will form the way forward for soccer for generations to return, and I’ve little doubt that collectively, we’ll proceed to construct a stronger, extra united soccer household,” concluded Montagliani.
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