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PILOT PROJECT SHOWS THAT PREVENTION AND EDUCATION ARE KEY TO ADDRESS MATCH-FIXING

Berlin, Nyon, Frankfurt, 14 August 2014 – The anti-corruption organisation Transparency International (TI), the Association of European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL) and the German Football League (DFL) teamed up to fight match-fixing in football. Their project “Staying on Side: How to Stop Match-fixing” was one of six pilot projects, co-funded by the European Commission. The project included …

PILOT PROJECT BRINGS TOGETHER FOOTBALL AND ANTI-CORRUPTION ORGANISATIONS TO HELP PREVENT MATCH-FIXING THROUGH EDUCATION

The anti-corruption organisation Transparency International (TI), the Association of European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL) and the German Football League (DFL) have joined forces on an 18 month project to help prevent match-fixing through education and awareness-raising. With the exponential rise in globalised on-line betting, which is estimated to be worth more than $700 billion annually, …