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FA did seek 'background information' on rival World Cup bids

The Football Association has admitted that "media and corporate affairs consultants" were used to gather background information on the bidding process for the World Cup.

The Sunday Times has published claims that officials received information from former MI6 staff about the Russian and Qatari World Cup bids.

In a statement the FA said all its activities had been declared to Fifa ethics investigator Michael Garcia as part of his investigation into the bids.

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Fifa investigator: Report contains numerous inaccuracies

The Fifa investigator who probed allegations of corruption during the bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups has said a report based on his findings contain "numerous and erroneous" inaccuracies.

Michael Garcia (left) with Hans-Joachim Eckert who published the report. Credit: Reuters

Hans-Joachim Eckert's 42-page summary of Garcia's investigation accuses the English Football Association of breaching bidding rules but clears Qatar of any wrongdoing.

But Garcia has disputed the way his findings were represented, saying: “Today’s decision by the Chairman of the Adjudicatory Chamber contains numerous materially incomplete and erroneous representations of the facts and conclusions detailed in the Investigatory Chamber’s report.

"I intend to appeal this decision to the FIFA Appeal Committee."

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