The Sinhala "Divaina" newspaper reported that a former all-powerful heavyweight in the Football Federation had helped himself to foreign funds in millions which had been deposited in his personal bank account.

The report further states that funds belonging to Leagues had been acquired in a fraudulent way by forging the signatures of the treasurer.

According to the report funds running into millions that had ben received for the construction of houses for tsunami victims in the Kalutara district had also been misappropriated.

It has also been revealed that the Football Federation despite obtaining funds by the millions had chose to project a different picture by claiming there was no funds with a view to acquiring more funds through fraudulent means.