FIFA links with UNODC for match-fixing educational programme
March 16 – FIFA is intensifying its fight against match-fixing by linking up with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) over its Global Integrity Programme.
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Starlizard signs free Moldovan match-fixing monitoring deal
March 2: Starlizard Integrity Services (SIS) has agreed a new partnership with the Moldovan Football Federation (FMF) in the fight against the threat of match-fixing in Moldova.
Match-fixing game changer: Sportradar makes fraud detection system free to leagues
By Paul Nicholson
February 16 – In what could be a game-changing move in the battle against match-fixing, Sportradar is to make its Universal Fraud Detection System (UFDS) available free of charge to sport organisations.
Matchfixing: Slovak FA beefs up betting monitoring with Starlizard partnership
February 2 – Starlizard Integrity Services (SIS) have agreed a strategic partnership to combat match-fixing with the Slovak Football Association (SFA) beginning immediately.
Greek court clears Marinakis, Sarris and 25 others of match-fixing
January 29 – A court of appeal has acquitted Olympiakos and Nottingham Forest owner Vangelis Marinakis (pictured) and 27 others of match-fixing in a case stretching back several years.
FIFA joins with UNODC in battle against match-fixers
January 6 – FIFA has joined forces with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in a new campaign encouraging the football industry to raise awareness about global match-fixing.
Police swoop as Europol says organised crime has infiltrated 5 of Moldova’s 10 top tier clubs
December 9 – Five of the 10 football clubs in the Moldovan top flight have been involved in match-fixing linked to organised crime this season, Europol has said.
Berbr resigns post as Czech FA scrambles to limit match-fixing damage
By Andrew Warshaw
October 20 – Within hours of being embroiled in match-fixing scandal that has rocked his country, the vice-chairman of the Czech FA, Roman Berbr, has handed in his resignation despite having vehemently denied any involvement.
Sweeping police raids pick up Czech FA’s Berbr on match-fixing charges
October 19 – The vice-president of the Czech Football Association has been taken into custody after becoming embroiled in a match-fixing scandal he vehemently denies.
Paraguayan club boss banned for life for match-fixing
September 29 – FIFA has handed Marco Antonio Trovato Villalba, president of the Paraguayan club Olimpia, a life-time ban from the game after finding the football official guilty of match manipulation.
Match-fixing down slightly as fixers target weekdays and international games, finds report
September 2 – The number of betting related fixed matches saw a fractional decrease in 2020, according to the third annual Suspicious Betting Trends in Global Football Report.
Armenian League, ravaged by match-fixing, secures record betting sponsorship with VBET
August 17 – Armenian football, which has been so plagued by match-fixing that it abandoned its second tier league, has announced a new sponsorship deal with online bookmaker brand VBET, owned by BetConstruct.
Match-fixing: Europol warns organised crime gangs are taking football in their grip
By Paul Nicholson
August 7 – The involvement of organised criminal gangs (OCGs) in sports, and football in particular, is increasing in Europe and the Covid crisis has accelerated that increase, according to a new report by Europol, the European Union’s agency for law enforcement cooperation.
Match-fixing: AFC adds goalkeeper to long list of Laos players banned for life
August 3 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has issued another life time ban on a Laos national team player for match fixing.
Football’s Deep State: Are match-fixers infiltrating the governing bodies and their suppliers?
By Paul Nicholson
July 17 – In 2018 when Insideworldfootball and Rex Sport hosted their Tackling Match-fixing conference in London a number of panellists made the point that betting related match manipulation was the playground of major organised crime gangs.