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Cameron Asked S Korea to Vote for England's 2018 World Cup Bid

© REUTERS / Carlos BarriaBritish Prime Minister David Cameron walks as he arrives at a family photo with other world leaders during the last day of the Group of Seven (G7) summit meetings in Ise Shima, Japan May 27, 2016
British Prime Minister David Cameron walks as he arrives at a family photo with other world leaders during the last day of the Group of Seven (G7) summit meetings in Ise Shima, Japan May 27, 2016 - Sputnik International
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Former UK Prime Minister David Cameron proposed South Korean football officials to trade votes seeking to win the 2018 FIFA World Cup bid, in a violation of the football organization rules, FIFA's report on the inquiry into the bidding process said.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) On Tuesday, FIFA published a full report about the investigation into the organization's decisions to award the World Cups of 2018 and 2022 to Russia and to Qatar, respectively. The report was carried out by the former chairman of the FIFA Ethics Committee Investigatory Chamber, US prosecutor Michael Garcia.

According to the report, Geoff Thompson, the former Chairman of England’s 2018 bid team and FIFA vice president, admitted agreeing to trade votes, with England’s bid team CEO Andy Anson confirming this information.

"According to their statements, shortly before the vote they attended a meeting at the Baur au Lac hotel in Zurich with England’s Prince William, Prime Minister David Cameron, and FIFA Vice President Mong-Joon Chung of Korea, which was bidding to host the World Cup in 2022. The Prime Minister asked Mr. Chung to vote for England’s bid, and Mr. Chung responded that he would if Mr. Thompson voted for Korea. Mr. Thompson, who said he had been thinking about voting for Korea even before the meeting with Mr. Chung, agreed," the report said, adding that Chung denied the allegation.

The report added that Thompson’s confession was a lot more trustworthy than Chung’s denial.

Russia and Qatar were announced as hosting countries of 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups respectively in the Swiss city of Zurich in December 2010.

According to the FIFA report, there were no evidence that Russia or Qatar attempted to influence the bidding process.

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