FIFA Clears Russia, Qatar Of World Cup Bid Corruption, Criticizes UK

                    In a sensational report released today, FIFA have cleared World Cup hosts Russia and Qatar of any corruption and wrongdoing in their winning World Cup bids... but England came under fire for their role in trying to solicit votes from a disgraced ex-FIFA vice president.
almost four years after voting finished for the hosts of the 2018 and 2022 tournaments. The presiding judge over the inquiry was German Hans-Joachim Eckert for the independent FIFA Ethics Committee, with former US attorney Michael J Garcia the head of the investigatory chamber of the committee.

Somewhat amazingly, according to the New York Times, the report "found no significant evidence of corruption and dismissed the notion of a revote on the host nations", which means that the winning bids of Russia for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and Qatar for 2022, will remain legitimate.

England's bid for the 2018 tournament was criticised in the report, with Eckert finding that the losing bid from the UK had potentially "damaged the integrity of the ongoing bidding process". The criticism of the UK bid team concerns their relationship and contact with now-disgraced ex-FIDFA Vice President Jack Warner, who resigned in 2010, say ESPN.