Botafogo owner Textor says he has proof of Brazilian referees taking bribes to fix matches
March 8 – Without offering any proof, Botafogo owner John Textor has said referees in the Brazilian top flight have been corrupted.
Match-fixing
Report finds match-fixing is not reducing, with football showing an increase
March 3 – Sportradar Integrity Services in its third annual integrity report has highlighted a total of 1,329 suspicious matches in 2023, 880 of which were in football.
Afghan men’s team to continue boycott until FA boss Kargar faces match-fixing charges
December 20 – Members of Afghanistan’s men’s national team have urged FIFA to investigate allegations of match-fixing against the president of the country’s FA.
Starlizard data finds betting-related match-fixing is not slowing down
August 17 – Sports betting integrity specialist Starlizard Integrity Services (SIS) has identified 79 ‘suspicious’ football matches played globally between 1 January and 30 June 2023, indicating the likelihood of betting related match-fixing.
UEFA return Osasuna to Conference League after current management cleared of match-fixing
July 26 – Osasuna have overturned their European ban, issued as a result of decade-old match-fixing scandal.
Osasuna to appeal UEFA ban from Conference League for matchfixing
July 5 – Osasuna have been thrown out of European football’s third-tier Conference League next season due to a match-fixing scandal from a decade ago.
Bulgarian FA fines Botev Vratsa and Maritsa Plovdiv after UEFA issues match-fixing alerts
June 7 – The Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) has fined two clubs – Botev Vratsa and Maritsa Plovdiv – following match-fixing reports from UEFA.
Serbian FA sanctions FC Kolubara with 9 point deduction for match-fixing
May 24 – The Football Association of Serbia (FSS) has punished Serbian Super League team FK Kolubara Lazarevac with a nine point deduction, one round before the end of the season, virtually ensuring the club will be relegated to the second tier for next season.
Kosovan FA probes match-fixing allegation in women’s championship
May 19 – The Kosovo Football Federation (FFK) has launched an investigation into a match in the country’s women’s football championship. An audio recording was leaked to local media claiming that Hajvalia players tried to bribe Mitrovica players ahead of the derby between the two teams in March.
Brazilian prosecutors opens series of betting related match-fixing cases in top tiers of club game
May 11 – Brazilian state prosecutors have charged 16 people, including seven professional players, with alleged match-fixing and illegal betting.
Erasmus+ Sport’s BITEFIX project launches online anti-match-fixing training programme
April 25 – A new online educational programme has been launched to fight match-fixing and betting-fraud in sport.
Brazilian police conduct raids in 16 cities in match-fixing probe
April 19 – In a nationwide probe named ‘Operação Penalidade Máxima’, a number of top flight matches are under investigation for cases of suspected match-fixing in Brazil, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Minerva owner Bajaj reports match-fixing attempt saying it is ‘rampant’ in India’s lower leagues
April 14 – A bookmaker has allegedly approached two players at Delhi FC in the Indian I-League Second Division in an attempt to fix matches, Minerva club owner Ranjit Bajaj has claimed.
Match-fixing? Real Madrid to join case against Barca for allegedly buying referee influence
March 13 – Real Madrid are to join an official complaint filed on Friday by prosecutors against Barcelona and two of its ex-presidents over millions of dollars allegedly paid to a company that belonged to the former vice president of Spain’s refereeing committee.
Starlizard launches Komodo free to sport stakeholders in fight against match-fixing
March 9 – Starlizard Integrity Services (SIS) – match-fixing monitoring specialists and the integrity division of London-based sports betting consultancy Starlizard – has launched its new online match-fixing alert system Komodo.