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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.
- NBC Sports
“Premier League Pass” to launch on NBC Sports Gold
“Premier League Pass” will be launched on NBC Sports Gold for the 2017-18 season. Exclusive access to 130 Premier League games will now be available via NBC Sports Gold to stream live and on-demand via desktop, mobile, tablets and connected TV devices. NBC Sports Group will still present the same TV offering with up to 250 Premier League matches featured in the 2017-18 season on NBC, NBCSN and CNBC as well as live online at NBCSports.com.
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Why hasn't a favorite really emerged at the Confederations Cup?
The four teams expected to reach the Confederations Cup semifinals have done so, and that’s about it. When the Confederations Cup field was finalized earlier this year, the eight-team field seemed to have two tiers, more or less. On one side, you had lesser national teams like Australia, Cameroon, New Zealand and host Russia.
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