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Blazer refuses to cut ties with lawyers

Barbadian Lisle Austin was appointed interim president of the North and Central America and Caribbean regional governing body on Monday in place of the suspended FIFA vice-president Jack Warner.

Austin's first act was to issue Blazer with a written demand to stop working with the U.S. lawyers, Collins and Collins, who presented evidence against Warner.

It was Blazer's report to FIFA's Ethics Committee, which included allegations of bribery against Warner and Asian football chief Mohammed Bin Hammam of Qatar, that led to this week's explosion of accusations and counter-accusations at world football's governing body in Zurich.

"It clearly falls under my jurisdiction as general secretary of CONCACAF," said Blazer.

The clash comes just days before CONCACAF's premier tournament - the Gold Cup - kicks off in Dallas on Sunday with the region's top national teams in action.