London: A former senior official of FIFA and his family were paid almost USD 2 million (1.2m pounds ) from a Qatari firm liked to the Gulf state's successful bid for the 2022 World Cup finals, according to a report in Tuesday's edition of Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper.

The Telegraph said Jack Warner, the former vice-president of FIFA, appeared to have been personally paid USD 1.2 million (720,000 pounds) from a company controlled by a former Qatari official shortly after the controversial decision to award the country the tournament.