Thursday, November 17, 2016

Garcia Report legacy - so far - sees bans for FIFA officials (The Associated Press)

FILE - In this June 2, 2011, file photo, suspended FIFA executive Jack Warner gestures during a news conference at the airport in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The Garcia Report commissioned by FIFA to investigate the 2018-2022 World Cup bid contests had less dramatic impact than many critics wanted. So elusive for many years, former FIFA vice president Jack Warner was expelled from world soccer by Garcias work in September 2015. (AP Photo/Shirley Bahadur, File)

The ''Garcia Report'' commissioned by FIFA to investigate the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bid contests had less dramatic impact than many critics wanted. When a disputed summary of the report was published, Russia and Qatar easily kept the hosting rights they won in December 2010. Until it is completed, the main legacy of Garcia's report is a series of ethics committee sanctions for FIFA officials - none from Russia or Qatar.


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