South American game was run for personal gain, says head (Reuters)

By Luis Ampuero BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - South America soccer was run as a fiefdom by a few leading officials for personal gain before they were brought to account by U.S. law enforcement, the head of the regional governing body CONMEBOL said on Wednesday. The Paraguay-based CONMEBOL, many of whose officials were indicted in the U.S.-led investigation into corruption at world football's governing body FIFA last year, had no books prior to 2013 and enjoyed diplomatic immunity, Alejandro Dominguez said. Dominguez, a Paraguayan who took charge of CONMEBOL's Asuncion offices in January, was in Buenos Aires to give an account of the rot he found in the organization and his plans to ensure that the game benefited from all its revenue.