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Warner pleads innocence after U.S. indictment

Ex-FIFA vice-president Jack Warner has protested his innocence after being indicted over racketeering and bribery allegations.

After being indicted over allegations of corruption, former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner has protested his innocence.

Warner was named by the U.S. Department of Justice in a list of 14 people indicted for alleged corruption, following raids in Zurich on Wednesday.

A number of FIFA officials were arrested in Switzerland, with allegations centering on the "acceptance of bribes and kick-backs between the early 1990s and the present day." 

However, Trinidadian politician Warner, who left FIFA in 2011, refuted any suggestion of wrong-doing following his and CONCACAF president Jeffrey Webb's indictments for "racketeering and bribery offenses.