Fifa: Michael Garcia wants alleged corruption report published
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Key parts of an investigation into alleged corruption at Fifa should be made public, according to the football governing body's vice-president Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein of Jordan.
Fifa has said American lawyer Michael Garcia's report into the bidding processes for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups will not be published.
'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,' said the prince.
It follows Conservative MP Damian Collins' request to the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) for a copy of the report because it could lead to criminal charges.
Garcia, who filed his report this month, also wants to ease confidentiality rules which keep all his work secret.
The 2018 World Cup was awarded by Fifa to Russia in 2010, with the 2022 event handed to Qatar at the same time.
The Qatar 2022 bid committee is facing claims of corruption after the Sunday Times alleged in June that former Fifa vice-president Mohamed bin Hammam paid £3m to football officials around the world in return for support for the bid.
The Qatari bid committee denied all allegations of wrongdoing.
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.
Fifa's ethics chief Hans-Joachim Eckert, who previously told BBC Sport the report would 'never' be made public, said a decision on the findings of Garcia's report would not be likely until next spring.
The prince, who was not on the executive committee for the 2018 and 2022 bids, added: 'In the interest of full transparency and openness, I believe 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 Fifa executive committee.
'The main findings should also be fully disclosed to the general public.'
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