By Andrew Warshaw
April 2 – Fresh claims have emerged over controversial FIFA vice-president Jack Warner’s alleged involvement in a World Cup ticket scandal.
The Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet said today it has proof that Warner, who is currently standing in as Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, attempted to sell World Cup tickets on the black market in direct contravention of FIFA rules.
The newspaper, which has long been investigating Warner’s activities, quoted a black market ticket dealer as saying a deal was set up with Warner to provide tickets for last year’s World Cup in South Africa.
According to the paper, the Caribbean Football Union ordered tickets for several matches including the final.
Dagbladet said it was in possession of the receipt for that order and claimed Warner’s profit was around 60 per cent.
The newspaper alleged that the latest deal broke down because the black market company never paid.
The latest revelations, which follow a spate of previous corruption allegations in recent months, threaten to heap even more pressure on FIFA President Sepp Blatter as he bids for a fourth term of office.
Warner and his family were fined around $1 million after the 2006 World Cup for allegedly selling tickets on the black market.
He kept his place on the FIFA Executive Committee but according to Dagbladet has so far paid back only a quarter of the amount.
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