ZURICH -- FIFA's top financial watchdog says he will keep a close eye on everyone in next year's presidential election.
Domenico Scala tells The Associated Press a grant like the $1 million FIFA President Sepp Blatter awarded CONCACAF in May 2011 could now provoke an ethics investigation.
Scala, who has chaired FIFA's modernized audit panel since 2012, says "that would not work anymore."
The Swiss industrialist cautions against candidates promising money to continental and national bodies without FIFA development committee approval.
Four years ago, FIFA gave $144.4 million in "extraordinary payments" from World Cup profits. Blatter's opponent, Mohamed bin Hammam, pledged to double annual grants.
Scala says "that will not be possible" before the May 2015 vote.
Potential candidates include Blatter, UEFA President Michel Platini and former FIFA official Jerome Champagne.
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