By Sarah Young and Nick Mulvenney
LONDON, June 2 (Reuters) The vote for the hosting of the 2022 World Cup must be re run if corruption allegations surrounding Qatar’s winning campaign are proved to be accurate, Lord Goldsmith, a member of FIFA’s Independent Governance Committee, said on Monday.
A British newspaper on Sunday claimed it had evidence that around $5 million was paid to officials in return for votes for Qatar’s successful bid, allegations organisers have “vehemently” denied.
Goldsmith, Britain’s former Attorney General, said that if soccer’s world governing body was to weather scandals surrounding World Jordan 3 Retro Cup bids, it had to “to produce a convincing and transparent answer to these allegations”.
“I believe that if these Jordan Pro Strong allegations are shown to be true, then the hosting decision for Qatar has to be rerun,” he told BBC radio.
“I don’t see how if it is proved, it is not proved yet though there is a case to answer, if it is proved, that the decision to give Qatar the World Cup was procured by frankly one can describe it in no other way as bribery and improper influence, then that decision ought not to stand.”
The man at the centre of the allegations, Qatari former FIFA executive committee member and Asian Football Confederation chief Mohamed Bin Hammam, was not an official member of the bid team and has yet to comment publicly on the allegations.
The convoluted way the 2018 and 2022 bidding processes became intertwined muddies the waters somewhat, but the United States, South Korea, Japan and Australia could all claim to have been most hard done by if any corruption was proven.
The United States, who finished second to Qatar in the final round of voting, has enough quality venues already functioning to host two World Cups.
They also have plentiful hotels and a track record of organising big events well, including the 1994 World Cup which is still the best attended tournament.
The American line has been consistent throughout the controversy that has surrounded the Qatar triumph that their sole focus is now on hosting the tournament in 2026. being their preferred choice as hosts.
“From a CONCACAF perspective, our focus for the World Cup is 2026. We’re committed to that,” CONCACAF president Jeffrey Webb told reporters in New York last month.
Australia garnered just one vote in the first round of voting but similarly would also not need to embark on Air Jordan 20s major venue or infrastructure construction if another host was required for 2022.
“We note these are very serious allegations,” an FFA spokesman said.
“We’ve been monitoring FIFA’s investigations for many months and we’ll be keenly interested in their response. But at this stage, we can only continue to encourage a thorough process which covers all the facts as soon as possible.”
South Korea co hosted the 2002 tournament with Japan and is gearing up to host the Asian Games, the world’s second largest multi sport gathering after the Olympics, in Incheon later this year.
“We have no official statement as of yet since the allegation is not officially confirmed,” an official at the Korean FA said on Monday.
“When it is confirmed and there’s a re run, the head and other senior members of the association will discuss the matter then. Nothing to say Air Jordan CDP at the moment.”
Nobody was available to comment at the Japanese Football Association (JFA) headquarters in Tokyo on Monday.
JFA president Kuniya Daini was forced to issue an apology earlier this year, however, after suggesting Japan’s preparations for the 2020 Olympics meant it could to step in to replace Qatar if FIFA decided not to stage the tournament there.
FIFA’s annual congress starts on June 10 in Sao Paulo and minds are sure to be concentrated with the world’s headlines now focusing on corruption allegations and not the showpiece Jordan Retro 3 World Cup tournament that starts in Brazil two days later.
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