FIFA’s corruption crisis deepened today after a dramatic announcement that vice-president Jack Warner and presidential candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam have been charged with offering bribes for votes.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter refused to rule out a re-run of the 2022 World Cup bid vote if bribery allegations are proven after announcing that the whistleblower at the centre of the claims has agreed to go to FIFA to give evidence in person.

The whistleblower at the centre of World Cup bid bribery allegations has agreed to come to FIFA to give evidence in person, Sepp Blatter said today.

FA chairman David Bernstein has warned his organisation only has limited power in FIFA and cannot be expected to bring about sweeping changes at football’s governing body.

ENGLAND’S Football Association will send a full dossier of the latest allegations of World Cup bidding corruption to FIFA as the world governing body’s president Sepp Blatter promised swift action to deal with the new claims.

Mohamed Bin Hammam, the FIFA presidential candidate who secured the 2022 World Cup for Qatar, today denied claims the country paid bribes for votes.

FIFA have tried to mount a damage-limitation exercise after shocking new allegations of World Cup bid corruption.

PRESSURE is growing on FIFA to launch a full investigation into fresh allegations that six executive committee members asked for bribes or favours, including a knighthood, in return for World Cup votes.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has promised to address the latest allegations of bribery within the organisation.

New allegations that two FIFA executive committee members were paid $1.5m (€1m) to vote for Qatar’s 2022 World Cup bid emerged today.

Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore has ruled out a cut in the size of the top flight and said that UEFA and FIFA have to make space for any winter break.

Premier League chairman Dave Richards today claimed ex-FA chairman Lord Triesman was the man responsible for agreeing a new deal with England manager Fabio Capello – and insisted that he had just been left to “pick up the pieces”.

The fit and proper person test aimed at preventing unsuitable people becoming owners and directors of football clubs is deeply flawed, according to ex-FA chairman Lord Triesman.

FOR Fabio Capello, the waiting is almost over, and the England coach is acutely aware that England expects.

FIFA will not pursue any further investigations into the Lord Triesman scandal, the world governing body announced today.

GARY LINEKER has quit his column in the Mail on Sunday following the paper’s publication of a secretly recorded conversation in which FA chairman Lord Triesman’s accused the Spanish and Russian football federations of bribery.

UEFA PRESIDENT Michel Platini has waded into the Lord Triesman controversy by offering his support to the peer who was forced to resign as chairman of the FA and England’s 2018 World Cup bid after secret recordings were published.

FIFA want a speedy investigation to ensure Lord Triesman’s recorded claims about corruption in football are just “crazy allegations”, the world governing body’s general secretary Jerome Valcke said today.

LORD TRIESMAN’S alleged comments about England’s rival bidders for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup are to come under further scrutiny after football’s world governing body announced last night that the FIFA ethics committee will investigate the statements.

David Triesman's alleged comments about England's rival bidders for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup are to come under further scrutiny after football's world governing body announced this evening that the FIFA ethics committee will investigate the statements.

Spanish football federation secretary general Jorge Perez Arias has labelled the idea of his country trying to bribe World Cup referees as “ridiculous”.

Sebastian Coe insists England’s bid for the 2018 World Cup still has “solid foundations” despite chairman Lord Triesman being forced to quit.

ENGLAND’S hopes of hosting the 2018 World Cup were dealt a blow yesterday after chairman for their bid David Triesman stood down from his post following allegations he accused the Spanish and Russian football federations of bribery.

David Triesman has stood down as chairman of the Football Association and the England 2018 World Cup following a meeting at Wembley today.

England’s 2018 World Cup bid team have faxed letters of apology to the Spanish and Russian football associations as well as FIFA following comments alleged to have been made by Football Association chairman David Triesman, it is understood.

Football Association board members are to hold an emergency meeting at noon today after being thrown into turmoil by the resignation of Ian Watmore as chief executive.

WITH Wayne Rooney struggling for fitness Wes Brown’s suspected broken metatarsal has added to Manchester United’s injury woes ahead of AC Milan’s visit in Champions League tomorrow night.

England’s bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup started with a public-relations embarrassment after it emerged British National Party politician Richard Barnbrook was among those at yesterday’s campaign launch at Wembley.

UEFA president Michel Platini will try to persuade FIFA next month to limit the 2018 World Cup candidates to European bids.

Football Association chairman David Triesman has launched a double-pronged challenge to the Premier League by calling on England’s top flight to hand over more cash to the rest of the game and for a ban on transfers of players under 18.

FA chairman Lord Triesman has branded Richard Bevan’s widespread attack on the way the game is being run as “foolish”.

THE dominance of debt-laden Premier League clubs in Europe will soon come to an end as the global financial crisis takes hold, according to a leading football finance expert.

THE Football Association and Premier League have clashed over the financial well-being of English football as fresh evidence emerged of the game’s growing debt.

Football Association chairman Lord Triesman has called on Tottenham to issue life bans to the fans who verbally abused Sol Campbell at Portsmouth.

Brian Barwick admits it is “time for a new chapter at the Football Association” after last night’s confirmation he is to step down as chief executive.

The Football Association are facing an urgent need to refinance their Wembley debt after the new national stadium lost a reported £22m (€27.6m) in its first year of operation.

England’s bid for the 2018 World Cup will focus on developing the game across the world and will cost an estimated £15m (€18m), the Football Association’s board members were told today.

England’s bid for the 2018 World Cup gathers momentum today when the FA board meet to decide on the structure of the campaign.

England’s bid for the 2018 World Cup will gather momentum tomorrow when the FA board meet to decide on the structure of the campaign.

The independent chairman of the Football Association Lord Triesman has praised referee Steve Bennett for showing “the bottle” to send off Javier Mascherano on Sunday.

MANCHESTER UNITED chief executive David Gill is expected to deliver a blow to the Premier League’s proposal for overseas games by telling the Football Association board today that the club opposes the plans.

IRAN and Britain stepped up the pressure over 15 detained British soldiers yesterday, with Iranian state TV reporting the Foreign Ministry had protested their ‘illegal’ incursion to the British ambassador.

LABOUR'S general secretary conceded yesterday that the party faced "financial challenges" after a leaked document showed it had debts of at least £6 million.