Warner, who has been accused of soliciting bribes as part of a U.S.-led corruption case against senior football officials, left jail in Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday after he was granted bail, according to local media.
"Why are there no investigations in Asia, or in Europe?" Warner told German magazine Stern in an interview released on Monday.
"Why are there no investigations into Sepp Blatter? No other person has brought so much shame and disgrace on FIFA."
Warner is among nine FIFA officials and five corporate
executives charged by the U.S. Department of Justice with running a criminal enterprise that involved more than $150 million in bribes.
Asked by Stern if he thought 79-year-old Blatter was corrupt, Warner said: "I only know this: he was elected FIFA boss five times in succession. Is he corrupt? I don't know.
"If I were his age... I'd retire and pass the presidency of FIFA on to someone younger. But everyone has different ideas of what to do with their lives."
Once one of the most powerful men in FIFA, Warner
surrendered to authorities on Wednesday after U.S. officials
sought his extradition.
Prosecutors say Warner solicited bribes worth $10 million
from the South African government for them to host the 2010 World Cup and diverted bribes for personal use.
Warner issued a statement protesting his innocence on
Wednesday as FIFA reeled from police raids in Switzerland and
the U.S. and a second investigation opened by the Swiss authorities into the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
Warner, who faces 12 charges, including racketeering and
bribery, said on Wednesday he was innocent and noted he had left football activities four years ago.
The 72-year-old resigned from FIFA after ethics investigations were begun into a meeting he held with former Asian Football Confederation chief Mohammed Bin Hammam where payments were made to Caribbean football officials ahead of the election for FIFA president in 2011.
(Reporting by Erik Kirschbaum; Editing by Ken Ferris and Giles Elgood)
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