Theeinvestigation into the bidding process had been led by MichaelGarcia, an Americanlawyer, whosubmitted over 400 pagesoffindingstoFIFA'sethicscommitteein September.
MichaelGarcia, the chairman of the investigative arm of FIFA's ethics committee, said this issue would fall under his purview, although this case hasn't been formally directed to his office.