- NBC Sports
FIFA release “Garcia Report” in full; issue statement
FIFA has released the previously confidential Garcia report into alleged corruption surrounding the 2018/2022 World Cup bidding process. Previously the report, compiled in 2104 by American lawyer Michael Garcia, was said to be private and would never be released by FIFA. Garcia, hired as an independent ethics investigator, quit when FIFA instead released a 42-page version of his report which acted as a summary of his findings, as he clashed with FIFA’s now former chairmen of the ethics committee, Cornel Borbely and Hans-Joachim Eckert.
- FC Yahoo
A year before hosting the World Cup, Russia's national team has a lot of work to do
Striker Fyodor Smolov was one of Russia’s lone bright spots at the Confederations Cup. (Getty) The World Cup is a less than a year away. A formidable Russian national team feels a lot further than that. When you’re one of the biggest, richest and most
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Report: Liverpool to escape punishment over Van Dijk pursuit
The Times states that Liverpool will not be punished further for pursuing Southampton defender Virgil Van Dijk. Earlier this month the Reds issued a public apology to Southampton and stated they had ended their interest in the 25-year-old Dutch defender following allegations that Van Dijk was flown to Blackpool (just north of Liverpool) to meet with Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and their manager messaged VVD “regularly” as they chased the Dutch international. Southampton, as you would expect, were far from happy about this so-called “tapping up” from Liverpool and reported the Reds to the Premier League by making an official complaint.
Headlines
- Why hasn't a favorite emerged at the Confederations Cup?
- After leak, FIFA releases report on World Cup bidding corruption
- Russian national team needs to sort itself out before hosting World Cup
- Schaerlaeckens: USMNT Gold Cup roster leans heavily on youth, fringe
- Germany, Chile advance as expected at Confederations Cup
