Chuck Blazer was the second highest official in Fifa's North and Central American and Caribbean region (Concacaf) from 1990 to 2011 and also served on Fifa's executive committee between 1997 and 2013.
A Fifa statement said Blazer "committed many and various acts of misconduct".
In its statement Fifa added: "The decision was taken on the basis of investigations carried out by the investigatory chamber of the ethics committee in response to the final report of the Concacaf integrity committee and the latest facts presented by the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York."
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Chuck Blazer(70)worked undercover with prosecutors in the United States after pleading guilty to charges of bribery, money laundering and tax evasion.
Blazer admitted he and others on the executive committee of football's world governing body agreed to accept bribes in connection with the choice of South Africa as 2010 World Cup hosts.
He said he also facilitated bribes over the 1998 event.
A document of his agreement with US prosecutors shows Blazer was secretly co-operating with them from December 2011.
In May 2015,several FIFA Officials were arrested on charges of racketeering, fraud and money laundering.
Overall, 14 people were indicted, with the US justice department alleging bribes and kickbacks estimated at more than $150m (£97m) over a 24-year period.
CONCACAF has 41 member associations:
- 31 from the Caribbean
- 7 from Central America -Belize,Costa Rica,El Salvador,Guatemala,Honduras,Nicaragua & Panama
- 3 from North America - USA,Canada and Mexico
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