Qatar's World Cup organising committee has defended its bid to host the 2022 tournament following newspaper claims casting doubt on the process, reports BBC Sport. Former Fifa vice-president Jack Warner and his family were paid more than £1m by a company owned by an ex-football official from Qatar, a Daily Telegraph report claims.
But Qatar's World Cup organising committee said its bid adhered to Fifa rules and it was "unaware of any allegations surrounding business dealings between private individuals".
The newspaper claims Warner and his sons appear to have been paid £1.2m by a company owned by Mohamed Bin Hammam.
Some of the payments were allegedly made shortly after Qatar won the right to host the 2022 World Cup.
