I’m innocent, they’re not: Ex-FIFA chief Warner promises ‘avalanche’ of revelations

A former FIFA vice president has said he will prove a link between world football’s governing body and the 2010 Trinidad and Tobago national election. Jack Warner, who made his remarks during a paid-for party political address, also claimed he has evidence linking embattled President Sepp Blatter to the scandal. During the address, Warner, who is one of 14 people indicted on charges of racketeering, fraud and money laundering, said: “I reasonably actually fear for my life.”

I will no longer keep secrets for them who actively seek to destroy the country.

Former FIFA vice president, Jack Warner

Warner said: "The die is cast. There can be no turning back. Let the chips fall where they fall.“ The revelations come just a few hours after it was revealed former FIFA executive Chuck Blazer admitted taking a bribe to back South Africa’s bid to host the 2010 World Cup. He admitted to a catalogue of corruption in a guilty plea to a U.S. federal judge, and incriminated other top officials in his secret 2013 evidence, which has just been released. The 70-year-old has been a key informant for the FBI’s bribery investigation into FIFA, which has been extended to look into the awarding of the World Cup to Russia in 2018 and Qatar in 2022.

I apologise for not disclosing my knowledge of these events before. Not even death will stop the avalanche that is coming.

Jack Warner

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