Enrique Sanz, the former general secretary of North American soccer’s governing body CONCACAF, has been banned from any football-related activity for life after being found guilty of bribery, FIFA said on Tuesday.

Sanz was found guilty of negotiating bribes in competitions organised by FIFA, CONCACAF, the Caribbean Football Union and the South American Football Confederation between 2012 and 2015.

“The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has found Mr Enrique Sanz... guilty of bribery in violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics,” FIFA said in a statement.

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