Lord Triesman has claimed that four Fifa members looked for favours in exchange for a vote for England's failed 2018 World Cup bid.
Former Football Association chairman Triesman, the original chairman of the England bid that paled miserably to victors Russia at last year’s vote, says that Fifa vice-president Jack Warner, Paraguay’s Nicolas Leoz, Brazil’s Ricardo Teixeira and Thailand’s Worawi Makudi all sought ‘bribes’ in exchange for supporting the FA’s bid.
The claims were made at the House of Commons on Tuesday, with Triesman saying that he will bring the evidence before Fifa, while admitting that the FA did not do so at the time of the misdemeanours as they were scared it might jeopardise their bid.
The bid, however, fared miserably at the final vote, with just two votes out of 22 secured, an outcome that left many English voices looking for answers and strongly querying the voting process.
Triesman said: "I think, in retrospect, we would have burned off our chances. In retrospect, that was not the right view to take and I accept that."
Among the specific complaints from Triesman were that Warner asked for around £2.5m to build an education centre in Trinidad, as well as half a million to purchase Haiti's World Cup TV rights, all of which was to be challenged through him.
He added that Leoz wanted a knighthood, Makudi wanted the TV rights to a friendly between Thailand and England, while Teixeira asked the FA to ‘come and tell me what you have got for me,’ suggesting his vote could be bought.
Fifa president Sepp Blatter has responded by saying immediate action will be taken if any evidence of wrongdoing is uncovered.
The Swiss said: "I was shocked but one has to see the evidence. They are coming from other confederations, so I cannot say that they are all angels or all devils.
"There is a new round of information. Give us time to digest that and start the investigation by asking for evidence on what has been said.
"We will react immediately against all those in breach of the ethics code rules."
Warner, however, has strongly denied the allegations levelled at him. He told Sky Sports News: "I've never asked Triesman nor any other person, Englishman or otherwise, for any money for my vote at any time.
"In the English campaign, before Triesman was unceremoniously kicked out, I've spoken to him on his initiative on only three occasions, while I've spoken to his other colleagues on other occasions and not one of them will ever corroborate his bit of trivia.
"I have been in Fifa for 29 years and this will astound many, I'm sure - including people like David Dein (international president of England 2018 bid) and Geoff Thompson (head of England's 2018 bid)."
Meanwhile, Tuesday also saw Fifa vice-president Issa Hayatou of Cameroon and Jacques Anouma of the Ivory Coast accused of being paid nearly £1m to back Qatar's successful 2022 World Cup campaign.
These accusations were discussed by MPs at the culture, media and sport committee in the House of Commons.
Amos Adamu from Nigeria and Reynald Temarii from Tahiti were previously banned by Fifa after they were found guilty of impropriety during the bid campaigns.