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News - Family Greed
| Wife's free handbag a "symbol of derision" |
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| Posted by lily on Nov 06, 2009 @ 08:44 | |||||||||||
| LONDON (Reuters) - FIFA vice-president Jack Warner is returning a handbag given to his wife by England's 2018 World Cup bid because he says it has become "a symbol of derision, betrayal and embarrassment." British newspapers reported Thursday that the CONCACAF president had written to FA chairman Lord Triesman to complain about media coverage of what was intended to be a goodwill gesture. Warner, one of the FIFA executive members who will decide who gets the tournament, also told Triesman that "there is nothing that your FA can offer me to get my vote. "If England does get it, it is because CONCACAF and I sincerely believe that England is deserving." Warner kicked up a storm last month when the Trinidadian told a Leaders in Football conference in London that England's bid was falling off the pace and needed more 'stardust'. The 230 pound ($378.8) handbag, whose cost is within FIFA guidelines over acceptable gifts, was given to Warner's wife by former FA c ... | |||||||||||
| Topic: Family Greed | |||||||||||
| Tags: garbage, rich people | |||||||||||
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