investigator who was appointed by FIFA itself to prepare the 430-page investigatory report (which is being closely held by FIFA). Upon FIFA's release of its internal conclusion on the integrity of the World Cup bidding process,fifa 15 coins Garcia said that the summary of his investigation contained "numerous materially incomplete and erroneous representations of the facts." The president of the Bundesliga, the German soccer league, has already put forward the unthinkable that UEFA might leave FIFA if Garcia's report is not released in full.

FIFA appears to be having an internal struggle. Garcia has appealed the FIFA verdict on his report to its internal ethics committee. However, no one should get their hopes up for the announced outcome to be overturned.

One member of that ethics committee was recently identified by the Sunday Times as a recipient of a bribe offered by a former member of FIFA's executive committee from Qatar.
One member of that ethics committee was recently identified by the Sunday Times as a recipient of a bribe offered by a former member of FIFA's executive committee from Qatar.

FIFA's troubles are hardly unique in the sports world, just the most visible. For instance, http://www.utfifas.co/ the FIVB, which oversees international volleyball, has faced years of allegations of corruption among its leaders. The IWF, the International Wrestling Federation, has been the subject of similar accusations. So too have organizations which oversee handball and cycling; the list just gets even longer.