FA agrees Jamaica debt compromise

England won their pre-World Cup match against Jamaica 6-0

The Football Association have allowed their Jamaican counterparts to defer payment of a £135,000 debt until after the 2010 World Cup.

The FA and the Jamaican Football Federation met on Tuesday to discuss the debt which dates back to 2006.

It was feared that any row between the FA and the JFF could impact on England's 2018 World Cup bid

JFF president Captain Horace Burrell is an ally of Jack Warner, vice-president of football's world governing body.

Having heard about all the circumstances, The FA agreed to defer consideration of the debt until after the 2010 World Cup FA statement

The FA reported the debt, owed on tickets from a friendly between England and Jamaica in July 2006, to Fifa.

Burrell had insisted last month that FA executive Simon Jordan ratified a plan in April to write of the JFF's debt in return for a credit towards a youth training centre on the island.

The FA denied this claim at the time while also acknowledging that it recognised the financial difficulties the JFF had encountered since the game in 2006.

The FA said in a statement: "The JFF acknowledge the outstanding debt of approximately £135,000 to The FA, arising from the friendly match played in England in June 2006.

"Having heard about all the circumstances, The FA agreed to defer consideration of the debt until after the 2010 World Cup."

The FA also heard proposals from the JFF for a youth development facility on the Island and the idea of a friendly between the pair after the 2010 World Cup was also discussed.