World soccer's governing body FIFA said it has opened ethics proceedings against 16 Caribbean soccer federation officials, following an initial probe into cash-for-votes allegations. The cases are related to the meeting in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on May 10 and 11 where it was alleged that Qatari soccer official Mohammed Bin Hammam handed out bribes to Caribbean members of CONCACAF — the regional body for soccer in North and Central America and the Caribbean. Bin Hammam has been banned for life by FIFA but has protested his innocence along with ex-CONCACAF president Jack Warner, of Trinidad, who resigned before the investigation was completed. One of the 16 officials — Colin Klass of Guyana — has already been suspended from taking part in any football-related activity, FIFA said.
