Writing on his Twitter page, the President of the Jordan Football Association and West Asian Football Federation declared that the "entire football family" has the "right to know the contents of the report in the spirit of complete openness".

Chairman of the Adjudicatory Chamber of FIFA's Ethics Committee, Hans-Joachim Eckert, revealed last week that while a decision on the year-long investigation into corruption allegations will ultimately be made public, the report "never" will be.

A decision on the report's findings is unlikely to be made any earlier than next spring.

The man who headed the investigation, American lawyer Michael Garcia, also stressed the need to ease confidentiality rules which are set to keep his 350-page report under wraps.

Head of the investigation into World Cup bid corruption allegations, Michael Garcia, has also called for confidentiality rules to be eased in the wake of his 350-page report ©Getty Images



"As a general matter, I think that the more that is public and the more that people can see what is done and agree with what was done, or disagree with what is done, then those issues can be resolved and the organisation can move on," he said during a conference on sports in ethics held at FIFA headquarters.

"Beyond any particular case, the public have to have confidence that the process is working in a fair way.

"When I think back to my days in the United States attorney's district office in Manhattan, generally considered one of the best in the United States, we had a very strong reputation with the public and there was much public confidence in the work that we had done.

"I doubt that we would have enjoyed that confidence if we couldn't have announced who had been charged with what.

"There could be little support from a public that was so little informed.

"So, I think, what we need at this point is greater transparency in the process, transparency in the charges, in the decisions and the basis of the decisions, while continuing to protect the rights of all persons.

"I hope that this code is studied and applied, and may be revised, so it will be possible to have that type of transparency."

The Qatar 2022 bid committee has been under fire since June when it was alleged that former FIFA vice-president Mohamed bin Hammam paid £3 million to football officials around the world in return for support for the bid ©Getty Images


The 2018 FIFA World Cup was awarded to Russia, while the following 2022 edition will be hosted by Qatar.

The Qatar 2022 bid committee is facing claims of corruption after the Sunday Times alleged in June that former FIFA vice-president Mohamed bin Hammam paid £3 million ($5 million/€4 million) to football officials around the world in return for support for the bid.

Qatar 2022 strongly denies the allegations.

Prince Ali, who was not on the Executive Committee for the 2018 and 2022 bids, added: "In the interest of full transparency, I believe it is important that the much-anticipated report on the ethics investigation that is crucial to ensuring good governance at FIFA is fully disclosed and open to the public.

"This will only help the football community move ahead in reforming our institutions in the best interest of the sport."

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