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Garcia Report: England World Cup bid team broke rules

The England 2018 World Cup bid team was found to have "accommodated or at least attempted to satisfy the improper request" of FIFA executive committee members, including former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner, by the Garcia report.

Soccer • 28 Jun 17

FIFA publishes Garcia World Cups report after leak

FIFA has decided to publish the Garcia report into the decision to award the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar respectively.

Soccer • 27 Jun 17

Michael Garcia was appointed as FIFA's independent ethics investigator in July 2012

Michael Garcia resigns from FIFA post

US lawyer Michael Garcia has resigned as FIFA's independent ethics investigator after losing his appeal challenging the findings to clear Russia and Qatar to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

Soccer • 18 Dec 14

FIFA have ruled that Michael Garcia's appeal is inadmissible

FIFA dismisses Garcia report appeal

FIFA ethics investigator Michael Garcia has lost his appeal against the findings which cleared Qatar and Russia to host the 2022 and 2018 World Cups.

Soccer • 16 Dec 14

Michael Garcia was appointed the head of the investigatory chamber of FIFA's ethics committee in 2012

Garcia investigating FIFA committee members

Three current FIFA executive committee members are under investigation by ethics chief Michael Garcia following his probe into World Cup bidding.

Soccer • 27 Nov 14

The investigation into World Cup bidding has seen Garcia (l) open 'formal cases' against a number of individuals

FIFA committee to see some parts of Garcia report

FIFA's executive committee will be able to see some parts of the Garcia investigation into World Cup bidding, it has been announced.

Soccer • 21 Nov 14

Greg Dyke claims that public confidence in FIFA has hit a new low

Dyke calls for Garcia report to be published

FA chairman Greg Dyke has called for "urgent action" by FIFA members to ensure ethics investigator Michael Garcia's report into World Cup bidding is published in full.

Soccer • 18 Nov 14

Michael Garcia (left) claims Hans-Joachim Eckert's (right) summary of his investigation contains "numerous materially incomplete and erroneous representations of the facts and conclusions"

FIFA confirms Garcia to appeal World Cup report

FIFA has announced it has received notification from ethics investigator Michael Garcia of his intention to challenge the decision to clear Qatar and Russia to host the 2022 and 2018 World Cups.

Soccer • 14 Nov 14

The report's author, Michael Garcia, said it should be published because FIFA needed to embrace transparency

Judge: Full WC bid report will not be published

The judge who will rule on the investigation into World Cup bidding has said the full report will not be published, despite numerous figures in football calling for it to be made public.

Soccer • 17 Oct 14

Michael Garcia wants his report on the World Cup bidding process to be made public

Calls to publicise World Cup bidding report

FIFA's ethics investigator has called for his secret report into World Cup bidding to be made publi

Soccer • 24 Sep 14

Former Qatari football official Mohamed Bin Hammam (L) and FIFA president Sepp Blatter (R) are at the centre of the corruption scandal

Qatar could lose 2022 World Cup, report to come

Investigation head Michael Garcia promises FIFA's report on Qatar's corruption allegations will be released on 21 July, just after the end of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

World Cup • 03 Jun 14

Michael Garcia