Ex-England striker Gary Lineker says corruption allegations around Fifa are "nauseating" and has also criticised the role of its president Sepp Blatter.
Fifa is currently investigating claims of wrongdoing relating to the decision to award Qatar the 2022 World Cup.
"It makes you feel sick, the whole Fifa thing, the corruption at the top level is nauseating," said the BBC presenter.
"Sepp Blatter has run it like a dictatorship for so long and he comes out with so much nonsense."
“We should stand up for what is right. If that means never hosting the World Cup again, fine
The Qatar 2022 bid committee, which finds itself at the centre of corruption allegations, has denied any wrongdoing in the bidding process.
Lawyer Michael Garcia, leading the investigation for world football governing body Fifa, expects to deliver his report on the case in the first week of September.
Match of the Day presenter Lineker, 53, is the second-highest goal scorer of all-time for England, having found the net 48 times in 80 caps.
The former Leicester, Barcelona and Tottenham striker was part of England's bid team ahead of the draw for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments in December 2010 and revealed that even before the announcement was made there was a sense of fighting a losing battle.
England lost out to Russia in the race for 2018, while Qatar was a surprise choice to stage the 2022 edition.
Speaking to GQ magazine,Lineker added: "You have to be careful what you say, but the corruption is just... yuk.
"I was with David Beckham having a burger the night before the Qatar decision. We were out trying to get support; Prince William and David Cameron were out there too, and I said to Becks, 'We are the only country doing this. The whole thing smells; it is a done deal'."
The former England striker, who was the leading scorer at the 1986 World Cup, added: "It is ludicrous. I am not against it going to different parts of the world, but you'd have thought they might have known it would be very hot in summer [in Qatar]."
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Lineker believes one way of forcing reform at Fifa would be for what he termed "clean" countries to boycott future World Cups - although he acknowledged that would be unlikely to happen.
"It is such a shame because it is a massive sport and means so much to so many people," he said. "England are too straight in a way - and I am not saying that as a criticism.
"We should stand up for what is right and if that means never hosting the World Cup again, fine.
"The only way it might change is for the clean countries to turn around and say we are not taking part in your tournaments. But I can't see it happening. There is too much at stake."
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