Zurich – It is the most explosive document in contemporary sports! The Garcia Report is named after its author, the former FIFA chief investigator, Michael J. Garcia (55).

The Garcia Report has now been locked away for two years and nine months. The report concerns the investigation into the scandalous awarding of the football world cups 2018 and 2022 to Russia and Qatar. The 430 pages are so explosive that FIFA immediately pressed charges upon receiving the documents. Despite word-wide protests, it still refuses to publish the report.

The report is now available to BILD!

BILD opens the special investigator’s file.

BILD portrays a system of corruption and bribery, the abuse of power, nepotism, lies and cover-ups.

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Five years ago, FIFA tasked the former US attorney, Michael J. Garcia, with investigating the dubious circumstances surrounding the awarding of the football world cup to Russia and Qatar. Two years earlier, there had been clear indications that Russia and Qatar had bought the votes of FIFA executive members at the secret election.

Deutsche Version Der GARCIA-REPORT BILD enthüllt, was die Fifa geheim hält Es ist das brisanteste Dokument der Sportgegenwart! Benannt nach Verfasser und Ex-Fifa-Chef-Ermittler Michael J. Garcia.

The choice for Michael J. Garcia as head of the Investigatory Chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee is initially surprising. Even critics of the world football association see this decision as a sign that – after decades of manipulation and fiddling – the scandal-ridden FIFA is now serious about clarifying what exactly happened.

In contrast to the nepotistic FIFA officials, Garcia is considered to be independent and stubborn.

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A tough guy who will not be impressed by the names and positions of the people involved in his investigation. In the US, he has earned respect and fame as someone who relentlessly fought against terrorism and organized crime.

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His investigations will deeply shock world football. His report will contribute to the imprisonment of corrupt FIFA officials.

September 5, 2014. Michael J. Garcia and his team have carried out their investigations for two years and eight months. Investigators secured and assessed documents from around the world and compared them with witness statements. Many FIFA officials refuse to give evidence and to cooperate. Garcia’s investigation still brings puzzle pieces together that form a disastrous picture of FIFA.

Garcia now presents his report to an exclusive, select group of people from the world football association – the circle of powerful FIFA representatives.

The chief investigator argues that the report should be made publicly available. He thinks it is necessary that football fans from all over the world should learn what kind of deals are being made behind the football scenes.However, FIFA does not agree.

November 13, 2014. Hans-Joachim Eckert (sacked by now), chairman of the Adjudicatory Chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee, publishes a mere 42-page summary of the Garcia Report. The jurist – who was presiding judge of the business court division at the Regional Court Munich – came to the conclusion that there is no indication that the world cup assignments were bought. It is therefore not possible to cancel the championships in Russia and Qatar.

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Garcia is angry. He thinks that the high number of available evidence is not sufficiently taken into account. The chief investigator feels betrayed by FIFA. He claims that the result of his long-lasting investigation has been presented in a false and incomplete way by the FIFA leadership. He appeals against the decision not to publish the report – and loses. The Garcia Report remains locked away. Until today.

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The 430 pages are the basis for international warrants and the spectacular arrest of six FIFA officials in Zurich in May 2015. The 430 pages led to numerous bans of FIFA leaders. Just two weeks ago, the former FC Barcelona president, Sandro Rosell, was arrested. He plays an important role in the Garcia report.

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Garcia’s investigation also involved Franz Beckenbauer and his active confidant and assistant, Fedor Radmann. Their roles alone fill 20 pages.

The Garcia Report reveals …

► How, prior to the election, three executive members with a right to vote were taken on a trip to a party in Rio. A luxury hotel and luxury gold club were all included.

► How a former executive member, immediately after the vote, congratulated Qatar officials on winning the bidding process. In an email, he also expressed his gratitude for the transfer of several hundred thousand euros. The purpose and use of that money remain unclear.

► How two million dollars of unknown origin ended up on the savings account of one FIFA official’s 10-year-old daughter.

► How the closest associate of the head of FIFA, Blatter, blatantly tried to win a contract in Qatar for her husband’s construction company.

► The role of the Qatari “Aspire Academy” leadership – the world’s biggest sports centre –in manipulating FIFA officials with a right to vote.

BILD will reveal all the details in a new series.

Find out tomorrow: How did the World Cup end up in the desert state?

Michael J. Garcia is a layer from New York. As FIFA’s chief ethics investigator, he was investigating corruption allegations related to the awarding of the 2018/2022 World Cups. Since the world soccer’s governing body did not want to publish the report, he stepped down from his position as chief ethics investigator in December 2014. Garcia is the associate judge of the Court of Appeals in his hometown since January 2016.

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