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Mexican Official Justino Compeán Likely To Become New CONCACAF President

Compeán likely to be Mexico's highest ranked CONCACAF official since 1990.

This article originally appeared on VICE Sports Latin America.

The numerous FIFA related police raids that have taken place at the Baur au Lac hotel in Zurich, Switzerland during the the past several months are likely to result in the biggest victory for a Mexican soccer official in almost 20 years.

According to article 32, no. 11 of the CONCACAF statutes, the organization's most senior vice president will assume the title of President in case that position is vacated.

Thursday's arrest of acting CONCACAF president Alfredo Hawit of Honduras, who had replaced Jack Warner after his indictment in May, on corruption charges should mean that Mexican official Justino Compeán, a vice president since 2011, will assume the organization's presidency.

The former Mexican Soccer Federation president Compeán, who was re-elected as vice president in April, would become the highest ranked Mexican CONCACAF official since Joaquín Soria Terrazas was ousted as president after losing an election to Warner in 1990.

Many believe Warner and former CONCACAF general secretary Chuck Blazer—who acted as an informant for the U.S. government in its investigation of FIFA that has resulted in the arrests of almost 30 officials, including Warner and Hawitt—plotted to keep Mexican officials out of power.

There has been no official announcement from CONCACAF, although the bylaws clearly state that the job should belong to Compeán. Unless, of course, he declines the job.