Notwithstanding the inducements offered

Warner’s decision to quit FIFA meant that he Nike soccer cleats avoided an investigation of his alleged role in arranging payments for Caribbean voters during bin Hammam’s presidential campaign—a bribery scandal that subsequently led to the Qatari challenger’s life ban from soccer. Bin Hammam withdrew his bid after the scandal emerged in May.

In his statement Thursday, Warner claimed FIFA had vainly made him other lucrative offers if he would support Blatter, rather than bin Hammam, in the election.

“In 2011, in exchange for my support (and by extension the support of the CFU and the CONCACAF) in the FIFA presidential election, the FIFA again offered me the sale of the Nike Football Cleats World Cup Rights for 2018 and 2022 as a ‘gift’ at a nominal fee,” Warner said.

FIFA also agreed to give CONCACAF a combined total of $1 million for two soccer development projects, Warner claimed.

“Notwithstanding the inducements offered, I … refused to endorse Sepp Blatter for the 2011 FIFA Presidential election …” the statement added.

According to Warner, a 28-year veteran of Cheap Football Boots FIFA’s executive committee, there are more revelations to come.