Hours after a FIFA judge cleared Russia and Qatar of corruption in their winning World Cup bids, the American who led the investigation said he would appeal the decision to close the case because it was based on "materially incomplete and erroneous'' information.
In what appears to be an open act of conflict within FIFA, prosecutor Michael Garcia, who wanted his report to be made public, criticised ethics judge Joachim Eckert's 42-page report clearing the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosts.
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