Warner's $10m FIFA payment was not in Caribbean Football Union accounts

The $10m sent from FIFA to Jack Warner never appeared in the annual accounts of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) and nor did FIFA track the money to ensure it had been invested correctly, it can be disclosed.

Warner's $10m FIFA payment was not in Caribbean Football Union accounts

The $10m sent from FIFA to Jack Warner never appeared in the annual accounts of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) and nor did FIFA track the money to ensure it had been invested correctly, it can be disclosed.

The money, which according to a US justice department indictment was a bribe for Warner and his deputy Chuck Blazer to vote for South Africa to host the 2010 World Cup, was sent in 2008 and officially destined for the CFU as a legacy programme to support football in the Caribbean.

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