Match-fixing has reached extensive proportions, and the highest levels, in football, tainting World Cup qualifiers and Champions League matches in the process. Europol, its partner agencies and UEFA have had some notable successes—but enormous challenges still lie ahead. Think of “match-fixing” in football and you probably think of throwing the result.
Analysis Project Sports Corruption, in which 14 Member States, 2 non-EU countries, and INTERPOL participate. Europol is also supporting a joint project of the EU and the Council of Europe on sports manipulations, ‘KEEP CRIME OUT OF SPORT’.