FIFA set for period of in-fighting
Saturday, 16 September 2006 12:37FIFA are set to suffer a painful period of in-fighting over a World Cup ticket scandal.
Controversial FIFA vice-president Jack Warner is to be investigated by the world governing body's disciplinary committee after auditors said he had breached rules on ticket sales.
Now, in a leaked letter, Warner has accused FIFA general secretary Urs Linsi of being 'hostile' and issuing 'veiled threats' about the issue.
The two men are among the most important people in world football, and the fall-out could overshadow Sebastian Coe's appointment as watchdog leader.
Coe, chairman of the London 2012 Olympics, has agreed to head FIFA's new ethics commission which will judge all cases alleging conflicts of interest and breaches of FIFA rules.
At least the former Olympic runner will avoid having to deal with the scandal which has engulfed Warner, a staunch support of FIFA president Sepp Blatter's, as the ethics commission will rule only on new cases.
