It was decided at that point that I would help them with their
investigation and it was planned that I would talk to a senior official
at the Qatar bid.
"So when I talked to the official - and the FBI are
recording this - he did admit that there was a deal for the affidavit,
that I would basically say that they had done no wrongdoing."
Al-Majid, who says she is "tired of Fifa's culture of
secrecy", provided all her information to Michael Garcia, the US
investigator appointed by Fifa to look into allegations of wrongdoing
during the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
But judge Hans-Joachim Eckert, who released a 42-page
summary of Garcia's findings on 13 November, said her evidence contained
"inconsistencies" which prejudiced its credibility.
In contrast, Qatar say they supplied "full and valuable" assistance to the Garcia enquiry, which ran for two years.
"We stand by the quality and integrity of our bid and
will not comment further at this time on allegations that have been,
over a period of years, investigated, tested, considered and dismissed,"
added a statement from the Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee.
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