FIFA Committee Ban Ex-Vice President Jack Warner for Life

Jack Warner, the former Vice President of FIFA, has been banned from all soccer-related activities for life by the federation's ethic committee.

The committee, which opened an investigation into Warner, 72, earlier this year, concluded that he "committed many and various acts of misconduct continuously and repeatedly during his time as an official in different high-ranking and influential positions at FIFA and CONCACAF." (Read the full statement below)

Warner, who was the former CONCACAF president, was accused of misconduct in relation to the bidding contest for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. Warner faces US charges of racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering.

In 2011, he quit FIFA after getting suspended over bribery allegations regarding the presidential election. At the time of his resignation, the governing body assured that the "presumption of innocence is maintained."

He is currently fighting extradition from Trinidad. Warner has denied all wrongdoings.

FIFA Statement:

"The adjudicatory chamber of the ethics committee, chaired by Hans-Joachim Eckert, has decided to ban the former FIFA vice-president and executive committee member, as well as CONCACAF president, Mr Jack Warner from taking part in any kind of football-related activity at national and international level for life.

The decision was taken on the basis of investigations carried out by the investigatory chamber of the ethics committee following its report on the inquiry into the 2018/2022 FIFA World Cup bidding process.

The chairman of the investigatory chamber of the ethics committee, Dr Cornel Borbely, who took over the chairmanship from his predecessor in late December 2014, immediately opened the investigation into Mr Warner's activities in January 2015.

Mr Warner was found to have committed many and various acts of misconduct continuously and repeatedly during his time as an official in different high-ranking and influential positions at FIFA and CONCACAF.

In his positions as a football official, he was a key player in schemes involving the offer, acceptance, and receipt of undisclosed and illegal payments, as well as other money-making schemes.

He was found guilty of violations of art. 13 (General rules of conduct), art. 15 (Loyalty), art. 18 (Duty of disclosure, cooperation and reporting), art. 19 (Conflicts of interest), art. 20 (Offering and accepting gifts and other benefits) and art. 41 (Obligation of the parties to collaborate) of the FIFA Code of Ethics.

The ban is effective from Sept. 25 2015, the date on which the present decision was notified."