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Jack Austin Warner (born Austin Warner; 26 January 1943) is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian politician, businessman, and former football executive. Warner was Vice President of FIFA and President of CONCACAF until his suspension and eventual resignation from these roles in 2011.
Comedian Jack Benny, who once worked at Warner Bros., quipped, "Jack Warner would rather tell a bad joke than make a good movie". [84] Jack frequently clashed with actors and supposedly banned them from the studio's executive dining room, with the explanation, "I don't need to look at actors when I eat." [85]
During the subsequent investigations, the CONCACAF president Jack Warner and various CFU officials were also implicated in the bribery. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Both Warner and Bin Hammam denied any involvement. The incident resulted in Bin Hammam's suspension and Warner's resignation, as well as the suspension of over 30 CFU vice-presidents and staff, and ...
Jack Warner: 1990 2011 20–21 Trinidad and Tobago: Indicted for corruption by U.S. Department of Justice. 4 Lisle Austin: 30 May 2011 4 June 2011 5 days Barbados: Suspended by CONCACAF Executive Committee; banned by FIFA Disciplinary Committee. 5 Alfredo Hawit: 4 June 2011 22 May 2012 353 days Honduras
The iconic house was originally owned by Warner Bros co-founder Jack Warner and his family since the 1930s. Geffen had purchased the 9-acres-house from the estate's lawyers back in 1990 upon the ...
South Africa – Danny Jordaan, the head of the South African Football Association, admitted to paying $10 million to a football body led by Jack Warner in 2008, but denied that it was a bribe for hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup. [124]
Lorne Michaels is disputing any rumors about Saturday Night Live banning musicians.. According to the creator of the long-running comedy sketch show, musical guests had never been barred from ...
The removal of Austin and his predecessor Jack Warner caused a divide between some of the Caribbean Football Union nations and the North and Central American nations. Lisle took out an injunction in a Bahamian court where Judge Stephen Isaacs attempted to prohibit CONCACAF “from interfering with Lisle Austin in the discharge of his duties as ...