(Newswire.net — November 17, 2014) — UEFA’s 54 member nations could terminate their FIFA membership if the whole report on alleged corruption in World Cup bidding is not published.
After an 18 month investigation, US attorney Garcia submitted a 430-page report on the alleged corruption in FIFA’s World Cup 2018 and 2022 bidding, when Russia and Qatar won the organization. FIFA, however, disclosed only a smaller part of that review which effectively cleared Russia and Qatar.
“The result was a breakdown in communication, and it has shaken the foundations of Fifa in a way I’ve never experienced before,” said the president of the German soccer league, Dr Reinhard Rauball
Raubal told German website Kiker.de that two things must happen as a solution. He said the decision of the ethics committee and Mr Garcia’s bill of indictment have to be published in full, “so it becomes clear what the charges were and how they were judged.”
“It must be made public. That is the only way Fifa can deal with the complete loss of credibility,” Rubal said.
Since the ethics committee judge, Hans-Joachim Eckert said that he will not publish the report and FIFA argues it cannot intervene, Rubal warned that UEFA will consider its own position within FIFA. In addition, Former FA chairman David Bernstein called for a 2018 World Cup boycott.
“If this doesn’t happen and the crisis is not resolved in a credible manner, you have to entertain the question of whether you are still in good hands with FIFA,” Rauball added. “One option that would have to bear serious consideration is certainly that UEFA leaves FIFA.”
Prior to the World Cup in Brazil, UEFA congress stood up to call for FIFA president, 78-year old Swiss Sepp Blatter to make his current term his last. UEFA president Michel Platini has opted in favor of Blatter’s reelection, however, Blatter promised to step down anyway.
Rauball’s intervention comes against the backdrop of UEFA’s calls for the FIFA president, Sepp Blatter, to stand down while the FA chairman, Greg Dyke, denounced Blatter for claiming that corruption allegations in the media were motivated by racism.
According to RT News, FIFA confirmed on Friday night that it had received formal notification of Garcia’s intention to take Eckert’s summary of his investigation to its appeals committee.