MIAMI, USA (CMC) —The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) has denied an allegation by its former president Jack Warner that the association has given him permission to undertake or consented to any legal action against the former Barbados Chief Justice Sir David Simmons.

In a brief statement, CONCACAF said there is no truth that it consented to Warner’s allegation as reported in the media.

“CONCACAF has had no discussions with Mr Warner regarding, nor does it consent to the undertaking of, any legal action against Sir David Simmons, any other member of the Integrity Committee, any member or executive of CONCACAF or any member of the Football community. CONCACAF fully supports the findings of the independent Integrity Committee,” read the statement.

Warner, who was accused of masterminding a bribery scandal which plagued the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), was forced to resign as a vice-president of football’s world governing body and his posts as president of CONCACAF and CFU.

But Warner found himself in deeper controversy when a CONCACAF report prepared by Sir David about Warner’s wrongdoing which eventually led to his resignation as a member of parliament in the Trinidad & Tobago government.

The embattled former football executive formed his own political party and was re-elected to parliament by an overwhelming majority in a recent by-election.