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Dec 6, 2018 · Match-fixing is a real threat to the integrity of sport. It is a crime that robs spectators of the pleasure of watching a contest that they can trust.
Match-fixing is the manipulation of the course or outcome of a football match, whether for sporting, financial or other reasons, and represents a fundamental violation of our sport’s universal...
- What We Did
- What We Learned
- Blowing The Whistle on match-fixing
- Awareness-Raising
- Resource Materials
The project partnered EPFL football leaguesin Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal and the United Kingdom with Transparency International’s chapters in those countries. In Lithuania, our chapter cooperated with football and basketball federations. Representatives from leagues in Norway, Poland, France and Russia also participated. There were 46 events ...
European Football takes match-fixing seriously. Representatives of the national associations (UEFA), the leagues (EPFL), the clubs (ECA), and the players (FIFPro Division Europe), unanimously adopted a joint position paper, which includes a concrete action plan to protect the integrity of football and fight match-fixing. The European football famil...
There also needs to be an agreed approach to facilitating whistleblowingthrough appropriate and secure channels so that when people get into trouble they have somewhere safe and secure to report their suspicions and problems. In 2013 the German Football League appointed a former football referee and practising lawyer to the position of ombudsman. H...
The project brought together experts to discuss the current situation in the fight against match-fixing and how to communicate the importance of education and prevention. We conducted research surveys in Italy, Portugal and Lithuania, which came up with recommendations for the prevention of match-fixing specific to those countries. Transparency Int...
Staying on Side: How to Stop Match-fixing, a resource guide to the materials developed during the project is available on this site in English. Versions in Greek, Italian, Lithuanian and Portuguese...Training and education materials are available in German. English, Greek, Italian and Lithuanian versions will be available shortly. The project in Greece also produced an e-learning tool and train...Nov 5, 2023 · While match-fixing may conjure up images of a comedy own goal or a ludicrous red card, at the higher levels it can be more subtle: a defender giving a top striker a little bit of room, or a...
Sep 9, 2020 · What happens if I help fix a match? You will at least risk a multi-year ban from football. In various countries match-fixing is considered a criminal offense, meaning that players who are found guilty of being involved with match-fixing risk a jail sentence.
Sep 3, 2021 · This article aims to show how match-fixing is a threat to sport, not only from an ethical but also from a legal perspective, and to explain the various challenges of combating match-fixing in...
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Dec 8, 2017 · Match fixing represents an ongoing threat to the integrity, reputation and societal welfare dimension of sports. It is an illegal activity that can be trans-national and is typically directly...
