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U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati added himself to a growing list of leaders advocating that FIFA release a secret investigative report about the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, according to a report - Garcia blasts secrecy in corruption probe
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- Carlisle: Smoke but no fire over Qatar Gulati told The New York Times that he would aggressively lobby for the report to be made public and would raise the topic during the FIFA's Executive Committee's meeting in Zurich, which began on Thursday. "If we're going to truly support the idea of transparency and change within FIFA, it has to be made public in the truest meaning of the word," Gulati told The New York Times. "That doesn't mean only to the executive committee. It has to be more. "Right now, the whole story is not about what's in the report but whether it should be made public. And that isn't ideal for anyone," he told the newspaper. "I think it is important, and I think the executive committee can, and should, ask for it to be released in a reasonable form." FIFA prosecutor Michael Garcia said on Wednesday that he wants his investigative report into alleged World Cup corruption to be published. Garcia previously expressed frustration with FIFA confidentiality rules which keep his work secret. The American lawyer spoke after FIFA ethics judge Joachim Eckert issued a statement giving Garcia full responsibility for opening cases against officials under investigation. In a sign of tension between Garcia and Eckert, Garcia said "I believe it is now necessary for the FIFA executive committee to authorize the appropriate publication of the report." FIFA vice presidents Jeffrey Webb, Prince Ali of Jordan and Jim Boyce also want Garcia's reports released. Garcia says "publication would be consistent with [their] statements." FIFA's ruling board started a two-day meeting Thursday. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. In his report, Garcia has quizzed FIFA board members about the 2018 and 2022 bid contests won by Russia and Qatar.
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