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Another Warner foe falls
General Secretary leaves FIFA
Lasana Liburd
Thursday, June 14th 2007
FIFA vice-president and Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (T&TFF) special adviser Jack Warner Tuesday bid farewell to another possible adversary after the world governing body confirmed the departure of general secretary, Dr Urs Linsi.
Linsi, who spent five years as FIFA general secretary, was not offered a contract renewal by president Sepp Blatter. He is unlikely to receive sympathy from Warner.
The two high-profile FIFA executive committee members were at odds over last year's controversial Ernst and Young report regarding Warner's alleged involvement in the black market sale of World Cup tickets.
"Certain numbers of (World Cup) tickets have been sold for a value four times higher," Linsi said last September, "but that's what has to be investigated and found out by looking at the books of the stakeholders."
Warner, who is also CONCACAF president, countered that Linsi, who arguably held the second highest office in FIFA at the time, conspired to entrap him and took offence at Linsi's "hostile tone" and "veiled threats".
General Secretary leaves FIFA
Lasana Liburd
Thursday, June 14th 2007
FIFA vice-president and Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (T&TFF) special adviser Jack Warner Tuesday bid farewell to another possible adversary after the world governing body confirmed the departure of general secretary, Dr Urs Linsi.
Linsi, who spent five years as FIFA general secretary, was not offered a contract renewal by president Sepp Blatter. He is unlikely to receive sympathy from Warner.
The two high-profile FIFA executive committee members were at odds over last year's controversial Ernst and Young report regarding Warner's alleged involvement in the black market sale of World Cup tickets.
"Certain numbers of (World Cup) tickets have been sold for a value four times higher," Linsi said last September, "but that's what has to be investigated and found out by looking at the books of the stakeholders."
Warner, who is also CONCACAF president, countered that Linsi, who arguably held the second highest office in FIFA at the time, conspired to entrap him and took offence at Linsi's "hostile tone" and "veiled threats".
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