体坛英语资讯：CONMEBOL pulls Uruguayan Valdez from FIFA council
<p><span word="SANTIAGO">SANTIAGO</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 19-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Confederation">Confederation</span> (<span word="CONMEBOL">CONMEBOL</span>) <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="Uruguayan">Uruguayan</span> <span word="Wilmar">Wilmar</span> <span word="Valdez">Valdez</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="council">council</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Argentine">Argentine</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> (<span word="AFA">AFA</span>) <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Claudio">Claudio</span> <span word="Tapia">Tapia</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="interim">interim</span> <span word="replacement">replacement</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span>, <span word="made">made</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="CONMEBOL">CONMEBOL</span> <span word="representatives">representatives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Santiago">Santiago</span>, <span word="came">came</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Valdez">Valdez</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Uruguayan">Uruguayan</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> (<span word="AUF">AUF</span>).</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="resignation">resignation</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Valdez">Valdez</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="election">election</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scandal">scandal</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="audio">audio</span> <span word="recordings">recordings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="bribes">bribes</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="investigated">investigated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="proceed">proceed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="CONMEBOL">CONMEBOL</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span>.</p><p><span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="association">association</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="statutes">statutes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="February">February</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Tapia">Tapia</span>, 51, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="AFA">AFA</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mandate">mandate</span> <span word="until">until</span> 2021.</p>
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