FIFA To Publish World Cup Bidding Report

FIFA has agreed to publish Michael Garcia's World Cup bidding report "with appropriate redactions".

The organisation's executive committee decided in Morocco to make the report public once the ongoing inquiry into World Cup bidding corruption is complete.

Officials reportedly reached agreement without a vote being taken and FIFA vice-president Jim Boyce confirmed the decision.

In a statement, FIFA president Sepp Blatter reiterated that there were no plans for a rerun of the bidding process for the 2018 World Cup, to be held in Russia, or the 2022 tournament, which will take place in Qatar.

He said: "We will not revisit the 2018 and 2022 vote and a report by independent, external legal experts... supports the view that there are no legal grounds to revoke the Executive Committee's decision on the award of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups."

Mr Blatter, who initially opposed calls to publish the report in full, said: "It has been a long process to arrive at this point and I understand the views of those who have been critical.

"We have always been determined that the truth should be known."

Speaking after the decision was taken, he added: "We have been in a crisis. The decision today (means) the crisis has stopped."

Sky News Sports Correspondent Paul Kelso said FIFA's independent legal advice suggested there was no obligation to revisit the bidding because the process had not been "significantly illegal".

More detail on the content of the Garcia report has also emerged.

The US lawyer recommended that FIFA tighten rules on gifts, friendly matches and use of consultants - all ways bidding nations have used cash to promote their campaigns, according to Sky sources.

He also said football projects outside the host country should not be permitted and bidding countries should retain records for inspection, following the "destruction" of Russia's 2018 bid computers.

Mr Garcia put pressure on FIFA ahead of the two-day meeting in Marrakesh by resigning as the independent ethics investigator of football's governing body.

He criticised FIFA's handling of his report into bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup, claiming there was a "lack of leadership" on the issue at the top of the organisation.

Mr Garcia also said he had lost confidence in the independence of his ethics committee colleague, German judge Joachim Eckert.

He quit a day after the FIFA appeals panel rejected his challenge of Mr Eckert's summary of the confidential 430-page investigation dossier.

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