MX23RW : Wednesday, April 24 10:25:38| >> :600:297693832:297693832:

In full: Greg Dyke's letter to FIFA Executive Committee

Read the full text of Greg Dyke's letter to FIFA's Executive Committee demanding that they release the full report into World Cup corruption.

Football Association chairman Greg Dyke today sent a letter to FIFA's top executives urging them to fully publish a report into alleged World Cup corruption.

Dyke and American lawyer Michael Garcia, who spent two years investigating the issue, have demanded that the report be disclosed in full after a 42-page summary was released last week.

In the summary, Russia and Qatar, who won the right to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups respectively, were cleared of any wrongdoing by FIFA, but it was stated that England broke rules in their pursuit of the 2018 tournament.

Dyke has now written a formal letter to FIFA as below, via BBC Sport's Dan Roan.

"I am writing to each member of the FIFA Executive Committee on behalf of The FA to urge you to insist on the publication of Mr Garcia's full report as a matter of some urgency.

"As you probably know the reputation of FIFA was already low in England and much of Europe before the events of last week. The failure to publish Mr Garcia's report and his statement that the summary report which was published contained 'numerous materially incomplete and erroneous representations' has resulted in a further decline in public confidence of FIFA. We cannot go on like this. Complete transparency is required if the actions of all those who bid, including England 2018, are to be judged fairly.

"I know some of you believe that FIFA's reputation in England is the result of an obsession amongst the English media with FIFA and I know Mr Blatter sees their reports as an unfair attack on the organisation he leads.

"However, in England we see it differently. If you read a whole range of English newspaper reports about FIFA, particularly those in the Sunday Times, they do provide compelling evidence of wrong doing. They cannot be simply dismissed as "racist" or "an attack on FIFA" as Mr Blatter described them at the FIFA Congress in Brazil.

"Urgent action is needed if confidence in FIFA is to be rebuilt in England. The FA is of the view that this action should start with the full publication of Mr Garcia's report."

Garcia is due to meet the report's author, Hans-Joachim Eckert, a FIFA ethics judge, on Thursday to discuss his criticisms.

ID:188776: cacheID:188776:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:3313:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Picture of the logo of the Global football's governing body FIFA taken on October 3, 2013
Read Next:
Eckert surprised by report criticism
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Arsenal34245582265677
2Liverpool33228375324374
3Manchester CityMan City32227376324473
4Aston Villa34206871502166
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs32186865491660
6Newcastle UnitedNewcastle321551269521750
7Manchester UnitedMan Utd32155124748-150
8West Ham UnitedWest Ham34139125463-948
9Chelsea32138116157447
10Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton321111105250244
11Wolverhampton WanderersWolves33127144653-743
12Fulham34126165054-442
13Bournemouth33119134860-1242
14Crystal Palace3399154256-1436
15Brentford3498175259-735
16Everton33108153448-1430
17Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest3479184260-1826
18Luton TownLuton3467214775-2825
19Burnley3458213769-3223
20Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd3337233188-5716


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!