Warner: Blatter has to be stopped

Better times - Jack and Blatter pose for reporters

The drama unfolding at FIFA headquarters in Switzerland is getting more intriguing as Jack Warner prepares to challenge the legality of his provisional suspension from the world football governing body.

On Sunday, the Ethics Committee suspended Warner and Asian Confederation President Mohamed Bin Hammam pending the outcome of a full inquiry into allegations they bribed officials.

Warner expressed shock Sunday when he learned about the decision, which he said had not been communicated to him. He charged that he did not get a fair hearing and that the Ethics Committee had made its decision before considering all the evidence.

"I must say that I look on the suspension as the worst form of justice by any sporting organisation. They came there pre-meditated, whatever you said they were not prepared to listen." Warner said Monday.

"They (the committee) were hand-picked to do a task and they did just that. I said before, FIFA will feel a tsunami coming. Trust me, you have not seen it yet. At the end of the day, Blatter has to be stopped."

Blatter is seeking re-election as FIFA's president for another four years and with no challenger on the slate now it looks like he will get the job without a fight when the election is held Wednesday.

Warner has claimed that Blatter attempted to buy votes off his Caribbean Football Federation (CFU) members and added that Secretary General, Jerome Valke, told him that Qatar had bought the 2022 World Cup.

Warner also told reporters that he told Valcke that "at the CFU meeting held in Trinidad on May 10th...FIFA through Mr Blatter organised gifts of laptops and projectors to all members of the Caribbean and no objections have been made today of this to date".

Valcke has confirmed that an email he sent suggesting the 2022 World Cup was 'bought' was genuine, but he said Monday he meant that Qatar used its financial strength to legitimately lobby for votes.

Blatter held a news conference to deal with the issues but avoided many pertinent questions. However he made the point that the matter has caused great damage to FIFA's image. He insisted that there is no crisis in football and that "some difficulties" will be resolved from within.

He refused to react to Warner's suggested that "Blatter must be stopped".

He was evasive on many points during the half hour media conference and at one point said, “I will not answer this question...I am the president of FIFA, you cannot question me.”