FIFA Investigators to Meet Bidders in Probe Into World Cups
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Investigators from world soccer’s governing body will meet with every country that bid for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups as part of a probe into possible violations of FIFA’s code of ethics.
Michael Garcia, a former U.S. Attorney for New York, is leading the inquiry, but Cornel Borbely will take over areas involving Russian and American bids for the events to avoid a conflict of interest for Garcia, according to an e-mailed statement from his law firm, Kirkland & Ellis LLP.