UEFA president Michel Platini would reportedly not reject calls to disclose American lawyer and investigator Michael Garcia's report into the alleged 2018 and 2022 World Cup corruption.
FIFA has previously said that the findings of Garcia's investigation into the bidding processes for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups would not be made public, while the American lawyer has called for his report to be published.
Platini is the latest senior FIFA figure to break ranks after Garcia called for greater transparency. Garcia's report will be discussed at FIFA's executive committee meeting on Friday, The BBC reported.
Garcia said that he believes it is now necessary for the FIFA executive committee to authorize 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 started a two-day meeting on Thursday, with the debate over Garcia's report set to be high on the agenda.
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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 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 Qatar 2022 bid committee is reportedly facing claims of corruption after a British media newspaper alleged in June that former FIFA vice-president Mohamed bin Hammam paid 3 million pounds to football officials around the world in return for support for the bid. The Qatari bid committee denied all allegations of wrongdoing, the report added.
