Geneva - To a worsening corruption scandal, demanded FIFA Wednesday evidence to back up the English claims that six members of the Executive Committee were involved in corruption in the tendering for the 2018 and 2022 world cups.
The President of FIFA Sepp Blatter promised at the same time the crisis before he returned to the re-election of June 1.
"We must now do immediately." We have exactly three weeks to do this, "Blatter said in an interview with network based on Qatar Al-Jazeera.
Blatter is seeking a fourth and last four-year term against challenger Qatari Mohamed bin Hammam, who was a central figure of bid victorious - and controversial - of his country to host the 2022 World Cup.
Allegations in a British parliamentary inquiry Tuesday, FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke has written to Football Association the England asking for a comprehensive report, more "all documentary evidence" of David Triesman, the former leader of the England 2018 bid.
British legislators said Triesman four FIFA officials long - Jack Warner, Nicolas Leoz, Ricardo Teixeira and Franz Beckenbauer - sought bribes in bid for 2018.
Legislators also said in The Sunday Times suggested that Qatar paid $ 1.5 million to two more FIFA officials, Issa Hayatou and Jacques Anouma, in 2022 competition. Qatar won the vote, defeating the United States in the final round.
FIFA has said that he asked the newspaper for more evidence of the information that an informant in the submission from the Qatar.
Valcke requested detailed evidence in order to "to examine the situation completely and with vision", said FIFA.
As the top administrator of the FIFA, responsibility Valcke asked FIFA to open an official investigation against any of the six suspected ethics Court.
Previous FIFA ethics probe based on a survey for the Sunday Times threw the races of bid for 2018 and 2022 in the chaos during the last weeks of the campaign before the December vote.
Two members of the Executive Committee of FIFA, Amos Adamu and Reynald Temarii, was prohibited from voting for their part in the allegations of corruption.
"It is not the first time and we know how to react now," said Blatter. "Once we have the evidence then we can decide where we go, if we are going, the inquiry - an administrative investigation or to the Ethics Committee directly."
FIFA said that Valcke asked the English football officials provide the testimony of Triesman parliamentary documents.
He also asked why the most recent allegations of the newspaper were provided with other materials submitted in October last the previous ethics probe.
"In particular, reference is made in the letter to the allegations concerning an"informant who had worked with the submission of the Qatar,"which would have made certain statements," said FIFA.
The Qatar football Federation refused to pay Hayatou, of Cameroon and Anouma of C?te d'Ivoire, calling the allegations "completely reliable."
Hayatou, President of the Confederation of Football African, "categorically denies" claims, the African body said Wednesday. He threatened lawsuits to defend his name.
Bin Hammam played a key role in the delivery of the 2022 World Cup in his homeland.
"FIFA is not damaged," said the President of the Asian Football Confederation. "We are victims of the popularity of the game."
The conduct of Warner, Leoz, Teixeira and Beckenbauer in the 2018 competition, won by the Russia has been described as "illegitimate and unethical" by Triesman.
Warner, vice President of Trinidad and Tobago, FIFA rejected the Triesman allegations, saying: he "Laughed like hell" when he heard Tuesday.
"I never asked anyone for what," Warner said Trinidad Newsday newspaper. "When these guys [England] came here, we promises to help." I showed them a place where they can establish a level playing field. They promised to return, but they never did. ?
Valcke wondered why claims - which included incidents took place in 2009 - have been reported earlier.
"If it was called, why is he not come to our attention." We called and asked people to let us know what you have in this process, Valcke.
A requested if the voice of the World Cup should be reopened, Valcke, said the process had been conducted properly and all the elements of evidence known was examined.
Sports Minister Hugh British, Robertson said that he had discussed the possibility of England breaking away from FIFA, with other countries.
"I have taken the temperature of the other associations of football around the world, including we have in the wake of the 2018 bid," Robertson told the BBC. "At this time there is a desire to try to work to change FIFA of the Interior." If FIFA is unable to do so then I would say that all options are possible. ?
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