After opposing an initial $500,000 grant to Warner for a Center of Excellence (which was still paid by the FFA), Warner then tried to pressure the FFA for $4.5m to begin work on renovating the CoE stadium in Trinidad.

The $500,000 FFA cheque - hand-delivered to Warner by Hargitay – was later found to have been put into a personal acount by Warner that was disguised as an official CONCACAF fund. It was also later revealed Warner owned the CoE ground.

The FFA were prepared to invest in the project with the help of the Australian government - but Boultbee stood firm against Warner and Hargitay that nothing would be paid before FIFA voted on the World Cup bids.

In an angry email exchange, Hargitay warned the FFA the deal with Warner would fall through unless the cash was paid immediately.

"Jack will not wait until January for installments to flow," wrote Hargitay. "The initial AUD 500 have been recognised as support but certainly will not do the trick.

"I'd hate to loose [sic] because we put bureaucracy before pro- action."

Hargitay also helped organise a bizarre friendly between Trinidad and Tobago's U21s and Australian U21s in Cyprus which saw costs rapidly escalate as Warner's demands became greater.