Fifa World Cup investigator comes out against 'erroneous' summary

Fifa was thisclose to tidying up claims of shady bid practices on the parts of cities competing for the privilege of hosting the next two World Cups, only to have its lead investigator call the report "erroneous" just hours later.

Michael Garcia, a former New York U.S. attorney, had been tabbed by Fifa to spearhead a nearly two-year long study into whether corruption prevailed among cities competing to host World Cup events in 2018 and 2012.

He recently submitted over 400 pages worth of findings, which were then reviewed by FIFA's head arbiter, Hans-Joachim Eckert, Chairman of the Adjudicatory Chamber.

Regardless, only hours after Fifa released Eckert's report and announced that World Cup host cities wouldn't change, Garcia lambasted the summary, claiming he would appeal Fifa's decision and charging his work had been manipulated.