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FIFA president Sepp Blatter denies request of Greg Dyke to publish World Cup report

Sepp Blatter writes back to Greg Dyke and says that FIFA cannot fully publish Michael Garcia's report into World Cup corruption.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter today responded to a letter from Football Association chairman Greg Dyke that urged world football's governing body to fully publish a report into World Cup corruption.

FIFA only released a summary of Michael Garcia's 430-page report, which cleared Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022 of corruption in the bidding process, and the American lawyer immediately discredited it, saying that it didn't fully represent his findings.

Dyke and Garcia both want the full report published, but Blatter today wrote back to Dyke saying that it wasn't possible under FIFA's rules and Swiss law.

However, Blatter told Dyke that he would publish the part of the report that looks into England's bid for the 2018 World Cup if the FA gave up its right to legal action against FIFA.

"We have been advised that publication of the report might be permissible if the persons and entities included in the report consent to such publication and waive any legal action they might be entitled to bring," read Blatter's letter.

The whole saga has resulted in some potentially drastic consequences, with former FA chairman David Bernstein calling for England to boycott the 2018 tournament in Russia.

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FA Chairman Greg Dyke during a media conference on September 4, 2013
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