to Canada for the final of the Women's World Cup
this month despite the crisis engulfing world
football's governing body.
General secretary Jerome Valcke announced on
Monday that he will not be making the trip.
He was due to attend the opening of the
tournament, which begins on 6 June.
"It is important that he attends to matters at Fifa's
headquarters in Zurich," read a statement.
BBC Radio 5 live sports news correspondent
Richard Conway called Valcke's decision a "highly
unusual move".
Fifa in crisis
Fifa has been dogged by corruption allegations but
became embroiled in fresh controversy last week
when seven officials were arrested on charges of
racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering.
prosecution - took place in Zurich last Wednesday
as Fifa officials from around the globe gathered in
the Swiss city for their latest congress.
On the same day, Fifa was also rocked by the
news that Swiss authorities had begun a separate
criminal investigation into how the 2018 and 2022
World Cups were allocated.
Blatter was encouraged to quit in the wake of the
arrests but was re-elected as Fifa president for a
fifth term of office on Friday, claiming he was the
man to lead reform of the organisation.
Sanz banned
Fifa has provisionally suspended Concacaf general
secretary Enrique Sanz from all football-related
activities.
The Colombian was banned following
investigations carried out by Fifa's ethics
committee and the latest facts presented by the US
Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New
York.
Concacaf, which has its headquarters in Miami,
governs the game in North and Central America as
well as the Caribbean.
Congolese Football Association vice-president
Jean Guy Blaise Mayolas and general secretary
Badji Mombo Wantete have also been suspended
for apparent "breaches of the Fifa code of ethics".
Teixeira investigated
Brazilian authorities are investigating Ricardo
Teixeira, the former head of their national football
federation, for alleged money laundering and fraud.
Teixeira's successor as president, José Maria
Marin, was one of seven Fifa officials arrested by
Swiss police on charges of corruption.
A judge in Paraguay has also ordered the arrest of
Nicolas Leoz, the former head of the South
American Football Confederation.
Leoz is wanted by US authorities and will be put
under house arrest.
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