2018 And 2022 World Cup Bids

Michael Garcia was appointed FIFA's independent ethics investigator in 2012 and spent two years investigating all nine bids for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups following claims of corruption and collusion.

FIFA have agreed to hand over the emails of suspended secretary general Jerome Valcke as the probe into corruption allegations surrounding the bidding process of 2018 and 2022 World Cups gains steam.

Swiss judicial authorities are probing the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar as part of a far-reaching corruption scandal that has also raised questions about the 2010 event in South Africa.

Swiss attorney general Michael Lauber revealed that his office has seized "huge amount" of data for corruption inquiry from world football's governing body. The inquiry is part of a Swiss investigation regarding bribed bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, awarded to Russia and Qatar, respectively.

There are rampant allegations that the bidding for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup was rigged.

Russia and Qatar have denied wrongdoing in the conduct of their bids for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments.

As many as seven top FIFA officials were arrested by Swiss authorities on charges on corruption, putting the spotlight on Sepp Blatter.

Phaedra Almajid, who worked for the Qatar 2022 bid team before losing her job in 2010, provided evidence to investigator Michael Garcia's independent inquiry into corruption allegations surrounding both the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bids.

FIFA President Sepp Blatter said he filed a criminal complaint with Switzerland's attorney general about people involved in the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bids, at the request of FIFA ethics judge Joachim Eckert.

FIFA this week cleared Qatar and Russia of corruption and ruled out a re-vote for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups despite widespread allegations of wrongdoing.

FIFA was plunged into chaos on Thursday when its ethics judge Hans-Joachim Eckert said in a statement there were no grounds to reopen the controversial bidding process which led to Russia being given the 2018 World Cup and Qatar the 2022 finals.

In a break with FIFA tradition, the 2018 and 2022 tournaments were awarded at the same time, in 2010, leading to claims of horsetrading in the bidding process.

An exhaustive report by the ethics committee of world governing body FIFA admitted that even though there had been a series of worrying episodes in the bidding for the 2022 tournament in Qatar, as well as the 2018 World Cup in Russia, there was not enough evidence to justify reopening the process.

Franz Beckenbauer was on the FIFA executive committee that awarded the rights to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar respectively in 2010. The bidding process has been dogged by accusations of corruption and horse-trading, but Beckenbauer refused any foulplay.

Disgraced former FIFA official Amos Adamu lost his appeal against a three-year ban from football for seeking bribes during bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

Michael Garcia was appointed FIFA's independent ethics investigator in 2012 and spent two years investigating all nine bids for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups following claims of corruption and collusion.

FIFA have agreed to hand over the emails of suspended secretary general Jerome Valcke as the probe into corruption allegations surrounding the bidding process of 2018 and 2022 World Cups gains steam.

Swiss judicial authorities are probing the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar as part of a far-reaching corruption scandal that has also raised questions about the 2010 event in South Africa.

Swiss attorney general Michael Lauber revealed that his office has seized "huge amount" of data for corruption inquiry from world football's governing body. The inquiry is part of a Swiss investigation regarding bribed bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, awarded to Russia and Qatar, respectively.

There are rampant allegations that the bidding for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup was rigged.

Russia and Qatar have denied wrongdoing in the conduct of their bids for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments.

As many as seven top FIFA officials were arrested by Swiss authorities on charges on corruption, putting the spotlight on Sepp Blatter.

Phaedra Almajid, who worked for the Qatar 2022 bid team before losing her job in 2010, provided evidence to investigator Michael Garcia's independent inquiry into corruption allegations surrounding both the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bids.

FIFA President Sepp Blatter said he filed a criminal complaint with Switzerland's attorney general about people involved in the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bids, at the request of FIFA ethics judge Joachim Eckert.

FIFA this week cleared Qatar and Russia of corruption and ruled out a re-vote for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups despite widespread allegations of wrongdoing.

FIFA was plunged into chaos on Thursday when its ethics judge Hans-Joachim Eckert said in a statement there were no grounds to reopen the controversial bidding process which led to Russia being given the 2018 World Cup and Qatar the 2022 finals.

In a break with FIFA tradition, the 2018 and 2022 tournaments were awarded at the same time, in 2010, leading to claims of horsetrading in the bidding process.

An exhaustive report by the ethics committee of world governing body FIFA admitted that even though there had been a series of worrying episodes in the bidding for the 2022 tournament in Qatar, as well as the 2018 World Cup in Russia, there was not enough evidence to justify reopening the process.

Franz Beckenbauer was on the FIFA executive committee that awarded the rights to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar respectively in 2010. The bidding process has been dogged by accusations of corruption and horse-trading, but Beckenbauer refused any foulplay.

Disgraced former FIFA official Amos Adamu lost his appeal against a three-year ban from football for seeking bribes during bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.