Warner holds out olive branch

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The FA had wanted Warner, the head of Caribbean football, to redress comments he made last year about England being "an irritant" to Europe and having had no impact in world football.

Warner, who insisted the FA had never asked him personally for any retraction, said: "I am certain that nobody of relevance within the FA believes that Jack Warner is England's enemy. The opposite is true."

He added: "What I did say in a BBC radio interview last year, was nothing but the reproduction of opinions and background whispers offered by false friends in Europe.

"Numerous European football grandees have often made derogatory remarks about England in the past. What I did was merely to state them and share them with the public at large.

"Unfortunately, it was subsequently construed to be 'Jack Warner's opinion', simply because it was I who had voiced what others - behind England's back - were and are saying in Europe.

"I emphasise 'Europe' because the FA, under Geoff Thompson's leadership, and ever since [the failed bid for the World Cup in] 2006 has changed course in international terms and stepped up its international development programme to a level unmatched by any other FA in the world.

"The FA today is probably the most respected football association in Europe in the eyes of virtually all countries within CONCACAF, Asia, Africa and South America."

The FA are keen to hold the friendly in the West Indies on June 1 because Warner, the president of the CONCACAF federation, is a hugely-important FIFA figure in terms of the 2018 World Cup bid.

The match would also be part of the centenary celebrations of the country's football federation (T&TFF), and would fit in with England manager Fabio Capello's plans.