Austin "Jack" Warner (b. January 26, 1943), a Trinidad and Tobago football executive and businessman, is FIFA Vice-President and CONCACAF President, and a well-known racist. A former history school teacher, he is the owner of Joe Public F.C., a professional football club based in Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago.^[1] is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... The International Federation of Football Association (French: ), commonly known by its acronym, FIFA, is the international governing body of association football. ... A vice president is an officer in government or business who is next in rank below a president. ... CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) is the continent-wide governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Joe Public Football Club is a football club in Trinidad and Tobago. ... Tunapuna is a town in the East-West Corridor of Trinidad and Tobago. ...

Jack Warner has been a member of the FIFA Executive Committee since 1983, and CONCACAF President since 1990. His Presidential term will end in 2011.^[2]

Corruption

Warner has been accused of corruption on BBC's Panorama for repeatedly taking advantage of his position for financial gain. FIFA's auditors, Ernst & Young, estimated that his family made a profit of at least $1 million from reselling 2006 World Cup tickets that Warner had ordered.^[3][4] The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... Panorama is a long-running current affairs documentary series on BBC television, launched on 11 November 1953 and focusing on investigative journalism. ...

Minutes of FIFA’s executive committee indicate that a fine of almost $1 million, equal to the expected profiteering, was imposed on the family.^[5] Despite numerous reminders from FIFA, only $250,000 has been paid.^[6] It is unknown why he has not been sacked yet.

Controversy

Warner once again caused controversy in an interview with the BBC about England's chances of holding the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He claimed that "England invented the sport but has never made any impact on world football" despite being one of only seven nations to ever lift the cup, and that "Nobody in Europe likes England". Furthermore Warner proposed that, if the World Cup were to be held in Europe, it should be held in Italy, Spain, or France (countries that last hosted the competition in 1990, 1982 and 1998 respectively) and that he would also "battle to bring...the tournament to his region" where Mexico and the USA last hosted the finals (in 1986 and 1994 respectively) effectively leaving only a combined Caribbean bid or Canada as potential hosts, although a combined Carribean World Cup would seem unlikely due to Sepp Blatter's preference not to have a joint bid.^[7] Brian Barwick, Chief Executive of The Football Association expressed disappointment in Warner's comments, suggesting that they were "personal remarks", and that "Fifa will distance themselves from them very quickly".^[7] The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... This article or section contains speculation and may try to argue its points. ... Brian Barwick is the current Chief Executive of The Football Association. ... The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. ...

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External links

• The house that Jack built: From "villain" to Godfather FIFA Vice President Austin "Jack" Warner turns misfortune into dollars. 2000. Camille Moreno, Trinidad Guardian.