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Sunday, June 7, 2015
Russia, Qatar may lose World Cups if bribery proven
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleRussia and Qatar could lose the 2018 and 2022 World Cups if irregularities are proven in them being awarded the hosting rights, a FIFA official tells a Swiss newspaper published Sunday.
“If evidence exists that Qatar and Russia received the (World Cup) awards only thanks to bribes, then the awards could be annulled,” head of FIFA’s auditing and compliance committee Domenico Scala tells the Sonntagszeitung weekly.
He stresses though that “this evidence has not been provided” so far.
— AFP
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