American lawyer Michael Garcia has reportedly demanded for his report into the alleged World Cup corruption to be published after FIFA said that the findings of his investigation into the bidding processes for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups would not be made public.
But Garcia has said that he believes it is now necessary for the FIFA executive committee to authorise the appropriate publication of the report. The 2018 World Cup was awarded to Russia with Qatar selected for 2022.
Garcia, the chairman of the investigatory chamber of FIFA's ethics committee, filed his report with the governing body this month. FIFA's executive committee starts a two-day meeting on Thursday, with the debate over Garcia's report set to be high on the agenda, The BBC reported.
Fifa vice-presidents Jeffrey Webb, Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein of Jordan and Jim Boyce have also called for the key findings of the report to be made public.
Garcia also said that the publication would be consistent with statements made by a number of executive committee members.
Speaking on Tuesday, Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein, who was not on the executive committee for the 2018 and 2022 bids, said that the entire football family and those who follow the game worldwide have a full right to know the contents of the report in the spirit of complete openness.
Al-Hussein added that it is important that the much-anticipated report on the ethics investigation that is crucial to ensuring good governance at FIFA is fully disclosed to the football world governing body's executive committee.
Garcia interviewed more than 75 witnesses in the course of his investigation, and has recommended further action against individuals and made proposals for future bidding processes, the report added.
