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Ex-FIFA vice-president accused of pilfering Haiti funds
Port-Au-Prince (Haiti): The corruption scandal swirling around world football governing body FIFA has reached Haiti, following allegations that post-earthquake reconstruction funds were embezzled by a football official.
Former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner is under investigation in the US for embezzling funds earmarked for the victims of Haiti’s devastating 2010 earthquake, as per reports.
“Trinidadian Jack Warner, ex-vice president of FIFA (1997-2011) and ex-president of CONCACAF (1990-2011) embezzled $750,000 in donations for victims of the January 12, 2010 quake,” according to Haitian daily Alter Presse.
Haitian Football Federation (FHF) secretary general Carlo Marcelin declined to comment on the revelation, saying “he was not aware” of the latest report on the ongoing FIFA scandal.
Warner was arrested in Trinidad and Tobago on charges of bribery and corruption in relation to FIFA-organised World Cup games, and released on bail.
Millions of dollars poured into Haiti after the quake, killing more than 200,000 people and leaving many more homeless.
The American Red Cross this week had to answer to allegations of mismanaging nearly half a billion dollars in donations for the rebuilding effort, after an investigative report claimed it had so far built only six homes.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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