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Report: CONCACAF President Victor Montagliani reaffirms interest in "League of Nations"

CONCACAF President Victor Montagliani has been in Jamaica promoting the opening of the Federation's new Caribbean development office, which is perhaps how the Jamaica Gleaner got him to say a few words on the subject of regional soccer's future.

Montagliani confirmed CONCACAF's intention to expand the Gold Cup from its current 12-team format to an expanded 16-team competition, though he also said qualification details had yet to be confirmed.

And he quashed the notion that CONCACAF might merge its World Cup qualifying tournament with CONMEBOL (one of the suggestions to emerge from discussion of future expansion to the World Cup), telling the Gleaner:

That won't happen.