FIFA executives have unanimously agreed to publish a legally appropriate version of American lawyer Michael Garcia's report into allegations of the World Cup bidding corruption.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter said that he asked the executive committee to vote in favour of publishing the report.
He said that they have always been determined the truth should be known, adding that that is, after all, why they set up an independent ethics committee with an investigatory chamber that has all necessary means to undertake investigations on its own initiative.
UEFA president Michel Platini called for publication of the Garcia report as soon as possible, claiming that FIFA's credibility depends on it. He said that he has always battled for transparency and this is a step in the right direction, The BBC reported.
Only a disputed summary of Michael Garcia's 430-page report into the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups has been published as of now.
the full report, which is likely to be heavily redacted to preserve witness confidentiality, is a change in FIFA's policy.
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Garcia was appointed FIFA's independent ethics investigator in 2012 and spent two years investigating all nine bids for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups following claims of corruption and collusion.
The American lawyer travelled the world speaking to bid officials and appealing for evidence of wrongdoing and eventually submitted a report to FIFA in September 2014.
FIFA subsequently released a 42-page summary that cleared Russia and Qatar of corruption, but an unhappy Garcia had claimed that it was incomplete and erroneous.
Earlier this week, Garcia resigned, citing lack of leadership at FIFA as the reason for him leaving, the report added.
