Pellegrini demands truth in alleged Fifa corruption

The Chilean has called for a swift process following the arrest of a number of football dignitaries in Switzerland.Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini wants the truth following the indictment of 14 officials associated with Fifa by the United States Department of Justice on Wednesday.Swiss authorities raided a deluxe hotel in Zurich to arrest a number of dignitaries ahead of the annual Fifa Congress set to take place on Friday.Fifa has already handed bans to 11 football officials following the allegations of corruption and has vowed to clean up its act.The U.S Justice Department has issued a 47-count indictment in federal court detailing charges but, while Pellegrini was quick not to jump to conclusions, the 61-year-old expects the facts to be revealed to the public in full.
It's not something I can analyze at this moment but it is obviously very important, he said. I hope to know the truth about all these accusations soon.Pellegrini watched on Tuesday as his Manchester City squad squeaked out a narrow 1-0 victory over Toronto FC as their post-season tour quickly got underway.The Premier League runners-up were granted the win by George Evans' wonder strike in the dying embers of the match, but the Chilean boss says he was not caught off guard by the class of the goal.I'm not surprised, he continued.I see [the young players] work beside us every day with Patrick Vieira. George already played with the first squad when we went to Abu Dhabi in January – not only him, but four or five other young players.The Premier League runners-up were without injured midfielders James Milner and Samir Nasri and, with their futures at the club in doubt, Pellegrini doesn’t expect to see them joining their North American tour.He said: Milner and Nasri remain injured and I don't think they can play tomorrow. Samir is getting better – he is working and started running a few days ago.This is not the best timing for us to play a game but it's useful for some of the young players that are with our squad.Manchester City continue their tour on Friday at the BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston before a close to two month break ahead of their participation in the International Champions Cup.