Warner 'can prove' FIFA foul play over TV rights

The Trinidadian, who had promised to unleash a "tsunami" against FIFA following his suspension from football's world governing body, said last month he was awarded the TV rights for seven World Cups at a minimal fee as a reward for securing votes for FIFA president Sepp Blatter in his election campaigns.

For the 1998 tournament, Warner said FIFA sold the rights to him, through a Mexican company, for just $1.

FIFA added that Warner's claims included "several inaccuracies and falsehoods" and that the television rights issue "had nothing to do with the 1998 or 2002 election campaigns, or with any other election campaign.

"To imply the contrary is completely false," it said in a statement.

"To choose to respond only to the allegation that FIFA sold to me the FIFA World Cup Rights for Trinidad and Tobago for one dollar in 1998 and refuse to even comment on the other accusations that the FIFA World Cup Rights for 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014 were also sold to me at a nominal fee is nothing more than deception," he said in a statement on Friday.

"All of these were given to me based on the critical roles I played in guaranteeing the FIFA presidency to Sepp Blatter," Warner added.

"FIFA must be aware of the fact that I still have in my possession the contracts which were given to me, as well as personal notes which were handwritten and signed that will corroborate my accusations, and as such should be honest in its reporting to the international community".

"The FIFA's decision, therefore, to selectively respond to the accusations I have made against it and its president is both disingenuous and dishonest," added Warner.

"FIFA... damns itself for withdrawing the said FIFA World Cup rights for 2018 and 2022 after it was alleged that I refused to support the presidency of Mr Blatter.

"These actions can stand alone as demonstrative of the fact that there has been a relationship between the roles I played in the success of Blatter's presi