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Football: World Cup

Question for Department for Culture, Media and Sport

UIN HL936, tabled on 8 July 2014

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Football Association regarding the allegations of corruption in the process of the award of the FIFA World Cup.

Answered on

16 July 2014

These are very serious allegations. Major sporting events need to be awarded in an open, fair and transparent manner, but we need to wait to see the results of Michael Garcia's inquiry before deciding on next steps.