The Football Association has requested "full and unfettered disclosure of all available material from the Daily Telegraph" in the wake of numerous corruption allegations made by the newspaper.
On a day which saw Barnsley assistant head coach Tommy Wright lose his job as a result of the latest wave of allegations, the FA said it had yet to receive the requested material and wanted to investigate matters fully as soon as possible.
"The FA treats allegations of this nature seriously and is committed to investigating thoroughly, in conjunction with any other appropriate body" the statement read, before adding the information is "yet to be provided."
Earlier in the day a Telegraph spokesperson told the Press Association it remained their intention to release the information, but that the police had asked to review it first.
City of London Police later confirmed that discussions had already taken place with the FA and the newspaper.
Earlier, the League Managers Association (LMA) accused The Telegraph of failing to hand over the evidence required to start a full investigation into the newspaper's allegations of corruption in the game.
The Telegraph investigation filmed an agent accusing 10 managers, which it did not name, of taking bribes linked to player transfers and has published several serious allegations over the last three days.
In a written statement, the LMA said it remained "extremely concerned" about the reported corruption but the investigation desired by all of football's main stakeholders was "very disappointingly" being held by the Telegraph's failure to provide them with its evidence.
"Following further revelations by the Telegraph and a follow up LMA meeting with The FA this morning, the LMA remains extremely concerned about allegations made against a number of managers and individuals in the game," the statement said.
"Alongside The FA, and the other principal stakeholders in the game, we want to fully investigate any and all substantive allegations of corruption, quickly and comprehensively. Very disappointingly, this process is being delayed as the Telegraph is yet to provide to The FA, as requested, full and complete unconditional disclosure of all the information it has.
"We urge the Telegraph to provide full disclosure of all its information relating to the allegations, including all recordings, transcripts and full details of how the information was obtained, to The FA, immediately. This information should not be provided selectively, but unedited and unconditionally, in order that a fully comprehensive investigation can be expedited."
Information from The Associated Press and Press Association was used in this report.