The Serious Fraud Office is analysing the FIFA report into the controversial bidding races for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups
FIFA president Gianni Infantino
The Serious Fraud Office is analysing the FIFA report into the controversial bidding races for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. The decisions to award Russia the 2018 World Cup and Qatar the 2022 edition have been dogged by allegations of bribery and corruption.
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FIFA asked its then chief ethics investigator Michael Garcia to investigate the nine bids, including England's for 2018. He produced his so-called Garcia Report in 2014, and it was finally published in its entirety - 422 pages - on Tuesday.
Now the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is looking into whether it has cause to act. An SFO spokesperson said: "The SFO is reviewing the Garcia Report. We can make no further comment at this stage."
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