Fifa Rejects Fresh Lord Triesman Claim

FIFA has rejected a bid to reopen the investigation into Lord Triesman’s bribery claims which forced the former Football Association chairman to resign.

FIFA’s ethics committee found the FA and Lord Triesman had no case to answer last month but reportedly some members of the committee wanted Triesman and the FA to face charges over their conduct.

This latest development will come as positive news to the FA and England’s 2018 World Cup bid after a Sunday newspaper published Triesman’s claims.

Spanish FIFA member, Angel Maria Villar Llona, said in the meeting that he had accepted Lord Triesman’s apology and felt no further action should be taken.

Triesman was forced to resign after a private conversation with a former civil service colleague was secretly recorded.

FIFA’s general secretary Jerome Valcke also used the executive committee meeting as an opportunity to reiterate his warning to all bidding countries that they must adhere to the strict rules on avoiding criticism of rival bidders.