Fifa “damaged” by World Cup bid claims 09/11/2010 |
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A Fifa executive committee member has admitted that claims of corruption during the 2018/2022 World Cup bidding process have damaged the reputation of football’s governing body.
Fifa will decide next week whether to take action against two executive committee members, Nigerian Amos Adamu and Tahitian Reynald Temarii, following a Sunday Times expose.
And fellow ExCo member Junji Ogura told the BBC: "I'm sure there's damage for Fifa and for the World Cup.
"We were very surprised and disappointed when the executive committee announced two members had been provisionally suspended. We are waiting for the outcome of the Fifa ethics committee later this month and we don't know if they are innocent."
Initially, England's chances did not seem to have been hit by the Sunday Times investigation.
But a member of the England bid team acknowledged last week that the campaign had been "significantly harmed" by a Fifa backlash against the British media.
England 2018 fear further damage could be caused by another investigation into Fifa's conduct by BBC's Panorama.
Ogura said that the media would not influence his decision, although he conceded that some executive committee members would be affected.
"Their [England's] chances are very big," added Ogura. "The contents of the English bid everyone appreciates very much."
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