This is just irony of the most absurd kind. Fifa which is about as corrupt as any organization around and here they are clearing themselves of any malfeasance.
It's like a corrupt politician investigation their own misconduct then announcing that they are pure as the driven snow.
It's like a corrupt politician investigation their own misconduct then announcing that they are pure as the driven snow.
However, Qatar have been cleared of any wrongdoing during their successful bid to stage the 2022 World Cup, thus ending talks of a possible re-vote.
The Gulf state had faced a number of corruption allegations.
The news that the FA has come in for criticism is a surprise given that it has repeatedly called for transparency in the voting process and accused Fifa of not doing enough to stamp out corruption.
The FA is accused of trying to "curry favour" with former Fifa vice-president Jack Warner, who quit his role in 2011 amid bribery allegations.
Fifa's report, which also looks at the conduct of other bidding nations for both the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, makes a number of damaging points about the conduct of England bid officials.
In particular, it says England's bid team tried to win the support of Warner, who is from Trinidad & Tobago, by:
- Trying to help "a person of interest to him" find a part time job in the United Kingdom
- Letting the Trinidad and Tobago Under-20 squad hold a training camp in the UK in the summer of 2009
- Sponsoring a gala dinner for the Caribbean Football Union, at a cost of $55,000, around £35,000
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