{"id":50137,"date":"2014-09-22T15:56:26","date_gmt":"2014-09-22T15:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=50137"},"modified":"2014-09-22T15:56:26","modified_gmt":"2014-09-22T15:56:26","slug":"world-cup-2018-2022-report-could-prompt-charges-mp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/09\/world-cup-2018-2022-report-could-prompt-charges-mp\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup 2018 &#038; 2022 report could prompt charges &#8211; MP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"story_continues_1\" itemprop=\"description\">A report into alleged corruption at Fifa, football&#8217;s world governing body, could lead to criminal charges, a Conservative MP believes.<\/p>\n<p>Damian Collins has asked the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to request a copy of the report into the bidding processes for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.<\/p>\n<p>American lawyer Michael Garcia\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/0\/football\/29082308\">filed his report this month,<\/a>\u00a0but Fifa says its contents will not be made public.<\/p>\n<p>Collins believes it may provide evidence of criminal activity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Fifa seems to believe it is a self-governing body that operates outside the jurisdiction of international and national law-enforcement agencies,&#8221; writes Collins, MP for Folkestone and Hythe.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I do not believe this is the case and that if it holds information that indicates that offences may have been committed, this must be shared with the relevant law-enforcement agencies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" alt=\"Damian Collins\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/77737000\/jpg\/_77737464_damiancollins_getty.jpg\" width=\"624\" height=\"260\" \/>Damian Collins has previously requested that the Serious Fraud Office investigate the claims<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Collins copied his letter, addressed to SFO director David Green, to the Attorney General and Solicitor General.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/sport1\/hi\/football\/9250612.stm\">2018 World Cup was awarded by Fifa to Russia in 2010,<\/a>\u00a0with the 2022 event handed to Qatar at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>The Qatar 2022 bid committee is facing claims of corruption after the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesundaytimes.co.uk\/sto\/news\/uk_news\/fifa\/article1417325.ece\">Sunday Times alleged\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0in June that former Fifa vice-president Mohamed bin Hammam paid \u00a33m to football officials around the world in return for support for the bid.<\/p>\n<p>The Qatari bid committee\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/0\/football\/27654587\">denied all allegations of wrongdoing.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Fifa&#8217;s ethics chief Hans-Joachim Eckert said a decision on the findings of Garcia&#8217;s report would not be likely until next spring.<\/p>\n<p>He also told BBC Sport the information contained in the report would\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/0\/football\/29082308\">&#8220;never&#8221; be made public.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Fifa executive committee member Theo Zwanziger has predicted the 2022 World Cup will not be held in Qatar because of its climate.<\/p>\n<p>Summer temperatures in the Middle Eastern country can reach as high as 50C.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Medics say they cannot accept responsibility with a World Cup taking place under these conditions,&#8221; the German\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sportbild.bild.de\/fussball\/2014\/fussball\/zwanziger-katar-verliert-die-wm-2022-37761472.sport.html\">told Sport Bild.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Fans from around the world will be coming and travelling in this heat and the first life-threatening case will trigger an investigation by a state prosecutor. That is not something that Fifa Exco members want to answer for.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Fifa president Sepp Blatter\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/0\/football\/27339285\">admitted it was a mistake to choose Qatar<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/0\/football\/29109481\">said the tournament would be moved to winter.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A medical report submitted to Fifa members as part of the bidding process warned of the searing temperatures.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A report into alleged corruption at Fifa, football&#8217;s world governing body, could lead to criminal charges, a Conservative MP believes. Damian Collins has asked the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to request a copy of the report into the bidding processes for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. 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