.. this from one of the more reputable Daily's in the UK - it is being covered to a lesser or greater degree across other news outlets CNN, Bloomberg etc as well;-
"The Daily Telegraph revealed in September that rumours of collusion between Spain-Portugal and Qatar were widespread in football.
The central charge is that the two bids agreed to trade blocs of votes under their influence, with Qatar's supporters on the executive committee alleged to have agreed to back Spain-Portugal in the 2018 vote in exchange for support from the Iberian's voters in the 2022 race.
"We got the information [about collusion] a few weeks ago, and there have been rumours saying that it definitely took place," said Valcke. "We said that we should ask the ethics committee to look at the case." "
.. this from one of the more reputable Daily's in the UK - it is being covered to a lesser or greater degree across other news outlets CNN, Bloomberg etc as well;-
"The Daily Telegraph revealed in September that rumours of collusion between Spain-Portugal and Qatar were widespread in football.
The central charge is that the two bids agreed to trade blocs of votes under their influence, with Qatar's supporters on the executive committee alleged to have agreed to back Spain-Portugal in the 2018 vote in exchange for support from the Iberian's voters in the 2022 race.
"We got the information [about collusion] a few weeks ago, and there have been rumours saying that it definitely took place," said Valcke. "We said that we should ask the ethics committee to look at the case." "