Time’s up! – FIFA’s 48-hour ultimatum to CFU runs out today

Acting president of the embattled Caribbean Football Union (CFU), Jamaican Captain Horace Burrell, says he expects all members yet to co-operate with FIFA’s Ethics Committee investigations into bribery allegations to comply in time to meet a 48-hour ultimatum issued by the world governing body of the sport.

FIFA has given Caribbean football leaders a last chance to explain their part in a Trinidad meeting where Mohamed bin Hammam allegedly offered them bribes, or face the possibility of life bans from football.

“All members of the CFU have agreed that they will comply with the latest FIFA order, and I expect that they will,” said Burrell, who is also president of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF).

Football’s scandal-hit governing body sent letters Monday setting out a today deadline for CFU members to provide “truthful and complete” versions of events.

“Any person who has relevant information but does not come forward during this 48-hour period will be subject to the full range of sanctions,” FIFA said in a statement.

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2 Comments

  1. A Voice
    July 27, 2011

    Well boy time is up !

    Let’s see if these guys going to put their ego infront of Dominica’s welfare.

    Furthermore, what does Dominica have to hide? Why don’t they just cooperate with the investigation, like many other Caribbean countries?

    It occurs to me that if your hands are clean then you should have been on the forefront cooperating with FIFA. Ah boy PJ you again. A leopard never changes its spots.

    I watchin’ still!!!!

  2. Lover
    July 27, 2011

    FIFA…you’ve shown that you have BALLS! Pun intended

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