Report: FBI probe includes investigation into 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding process

Another twist in the FIFA corruption scandal revealed the FBI is investigating the controversial awarding of the next two World Cups.

Believed to have initially been excluded from their investigation, the United States intelligence and security service is scrutinizing the bidding process in which Russia and Qatar were controversially awarded the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, respectively, Reuters' Mark Hoseball reports.

Swiss authorities were believed to be the only party involved in scrutinizing the 2010 bidding process following last week's arrests when several top FIFA officials were apprehended at a luxury hotel in Zurich.

But now it appears the FBI have included the controversial bidding process among their initial allegations of corruption against the world football governing body, a source revealed.

Even though Sepp Blatter, who announced his plans to resign as FIFA president Tuesday following his re-election victory just days earlier, was not included in the initial wave of indictments, ABC reported the FBI is investigating the 79-year-old as part of their corruption probe.