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Mussenden publishes election manifesto

Cash pledge: Mussenden believes millions of dollars seized by the US should be handed over to Concacaf (File photograph by Akil Simmons)

Larry Mussenden has pledged to recovery millions of dollars seized in the Fifa corruption scandal and share it among the region’s football associations if elected as president of Concacaf.

The Bermuda Football Association president made the pledge in his election manifesto which he released this afternoon.

Mussenden would like to see a “significant share of the $190million seized by the US Department of Justice” returned to Concacaf. Those funds would then be divided between the federation, the unions, and member associations getting the lion’s share.

Mussenden has also promised to begin legal proceedings to recover the Centre of Excellence in Trinidad and Tobago, which was built by Jack Warner and forms part of the corruption allegations against the disgraced former Concacaf president.

On the field Mussenden has pledged to work towards the creation of a Caribbean Professional League, and the strengthening of all domestic professional leagues across the region. On the international stage he wants to see a fairer qualifying process for top tournaments, and a time when every member of Concacaf is a full voting member of Fifa.

French Guiana for example, who Bermuda play on June 1 in the second round of the Caribbean Cup are not members of the world governing body because they are considered to be part of France.

Mussenden and Victor Montagliani, the Canada Soccer Association president, are locked in a straight fight for the presidency, with the election due to be held on May 12 in Mexico City during the Concacaf Ordinary Congress.

• Mussenden’s manifesto can be downloaded by clicking on the PDF link under “Related Media”