Former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner has responded to allegations of corruption surrounding the 2022 World Cup, saying there is a "witch hunt" against hosts Qatar.

The Daily Telegraph claims payments of over a £1 million were sent to Warner and his family from a Qatari company linked with the winning bid.

FIFA will not make any significant comment on the story, though they says evidence of "potential wrongdoing" can be submitted to its ethics committee. 

FIFA has no comment to make on the story today in the Telegraph. But… (1/2)

— FIFA Media (@fifamedia) March 18, 2014

…any evidence of potential wrongdoing can be submitted to Ethics Committee of FIFA for further investigation. http://t.co/FLmybdSDS0 (2/2)

— FIFA Media (@fifamedia) March 18, 2014