Interpol And FIFA s Fight For Sport To Recover From Covid-19 With Integrity

Interpol And FIFA’s Fight For Sport To Recover From Covid-19 With Integrity

On World Anti-Corruption Day 2020, on December 9, countless organizations, including the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the European Parliament Sports Group, the International Association Football Federation (FIFA), and Interpol, warned that the COVID-19 pandemic has made sport more vulnerable to manipulation, corruption, money laundering, and international crime. Despite an official consensus on measures to help sport "recover with integrity" from Covid-19, available data points to new and potentially unprecedented challenges for the sports sector in 2021. In this photo taken on Tuesday, September 18, 2018, Dortmund fans set off flares as Club Brugge players set off flares. [They take to the pitch before the Champions League A match against Dortmund at Jan Breydel Stadium in Brugge. Belgian authorities on Thursday indicted five people in connection with a massive financial fraud and crackdown on football coaches. The money scam centered on two agents who had contact with a number of top clubs, including Anderlecht, Club Brugge and Standard Liege. AP Photo/Francisco Seco VIENNA, September 15, 2020 - United Nations Drug Office Executive Director Ghada Wali (R). [International Football Association President Gianni Infantino attends a signing ceremony at the International Center in Vienna, Austria, September 14, 2020. (Photo: Georges Schneider/Xinhua via Getty) (Xinhua/Guo Chen via Getty Images)

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The International Organizations Stepping Forward To Stop Crime In Sport

On December 9, 2020, sports organizations used World Anti-Corruption Day to outline a series of initiatives to recognize rising instances of crime in sports, particularly coaching. Industry analysts such as Stats Performer and integrity services Starlizard had reported a slight decline in match fixing, from 0. 61% of matches played in 2019 to 0. 56%. Citing their reported findings, Afi Sheikh, head of integrity services at Starlizard, said: "This is an issue that Starlizard Intextrity Services is watching closely as part of our efforts. We are working with sports organizations to combat the threat of match fixing. This is a threat that we are closely monitoring."

The prediction in the third quarter of 2020 worsened significantly. According to statistics in the third quarter of 2020 provided by the World Treasure Service System (GLMS), suspicious betting patterns have increased by 91, 3 %. 81, 8 % of the reports are related to soccer, and FIFA has a legitimate concern. As mentioned in the previous article in Forbes, FIFA signed a memorandum with the UN Medical Criminal Office (UNODC) in September 2020. The partner theme of "World Rotten Day" is in line with the IOC, hoping that soccer will lead efforts to "recover with honesty". The organization explained that "new pandemics and the accompanying economic uncertainty are the risks of higher honesty for players and clubs around the world."

Duba i-December 27: FIFA Chairman Gianni Infantino, who attended Dubai Gloves. [Football awards held on December 27, 2020 at Armani Hotel Dubai in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. (Photo: Francois Nel/Getty Images)

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FIFA's Gianni Infantino Chairman said, before the "Worl d-World Rotation Day", where the FIFA and UNODC ti e-ups are officially announced, Covyde 19, the league closure, and the financial burden with the global recession. He made a remark that emphasizes his understanding. Chairman Infantino explained the importance of the relationship between FIFA and Interpols, and said: "In cooperation with a partner like UNODC, players, coaches, and related coaching, and other novelty. It is important to be able to speak with confidence in issues related

UNODC Secretar y-General Garda Warry has reiterated Infantino's willingness to eradicate the matchfix, and issued a detailed and long statement of the threat to the sports world. In cooperation with the FIFA, Warry commented, saying, "All governments, sports organizations, and sports organizations, are supported by the use of corruption and other corruptions and other corruptions," By cooperating with stakeholders, you can use the United Nations Creator to deal with matchfixes and maintain fair sports for everyone. "

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There is still room for debate whether FIFA and their partners can remove the current threat to the integrity of sports. As FIFA himself has acknowledged in the club to prevent the players from an unauthorized approach, the size of the problem is large and the economic reality of the recession has spurred.

Fair concept in trial

As Economist says, the National Basketball Association, the US Football Association, and the major leagues will face the “reduction of $ 13 billion in 2020”. The Economist also estimates that the England Cricket Association is currently expecting a shortage of $ 240 million. Meanwhile, Deloitte's Football Finance, a 2020 version of the Football Finance, predicts that PINC in the England Premier League will lose about 670 million dollars in the 2019-2020 season. Deloitts' predictions have pointed out the darkness of the lowe r-level club's club, and it is well known that clubs other than the hig h-level digision have many years of cash flow.

The Impact Of Economics On Sports Integrity

Deloitte has pointed out the fiscal reality of the club, which has decided to transfer to the league, while investigating the fortunes of the British League, English Football League (EFL). At the same time, Deloitte pointed out that "the fourth time in seven seasons, a 107 % wage for income (in the EFL club) indicating a collective lack of management." In other industries, it is impossible to maintain such indicators, and the soccer world is profitable from many people's desire to provide such a deficit, but pandemic is the club owner. The impact on a widespread financial and business benefit has emerged as clearly as clear as lon g-term sustainable issues. As FIFA itself has pointed out in the guidance to the club, wage reductions increase the risk of corrupt approach. Claudio Marinelli, an interpol sports integrity project director, emphasized that the lower league players would create matchfix opportunities. "Marinelli is now moving to a lo w-level tournament, although the focus of criminals was used for hig h-level games and hig h-level tournaments before.

On December 5, 2019 (Thursday), the 30th East South Asian Games ESPORTS (Electronic. After the match, Malaysian players talked. Esports, a competition using video games, is a new medal event of Sea Games (AP Photo/Aaron Favila).

Lawyers who specialize in sports law for clients are very difficult to find solutions to alleviate financial pressure in the sports industry, despite the tone of UNODC and FIFA is a positive tone. I'm thinking. They are also concerned that they may have slowed international crimes and those who fight corruption, and they do not understand the new connection between organizational crimes and professional sports and the current form.

Policing Sport: How The Sector Has Diversified During The Pandemic

Richard Barbaris, a lawyer in the Republic of Latvian and international crime, told me that the common crime of sports has increased during pandemic. However, Barbali has a diversification of e-sports, cyber crimes, and gambling among pandemic, causing legal issues for regulatory authorities, specific sports "gray zones", and sports lawyers. I also witnessed things.

"The ghost match in the highest ranking in fixed games, irregular betting patterns, minor leagues and corruption index (Corruption PERCEPTION INDEX), was once the most difficult crime of regulatory authorities." Barbaris responded to an interview by phone from his office in Riga, Latvia.

"As Interpols observed, 202O showed signs of more sophisticated international crime. Interpols themselves diversifying illegal activities in sports, technological innovation by criminal networks, new crime acts, In particular, it recognizes the presence of athletes by cyber crimes and transfer, and the multifunctional ambiguity of the sports industry has emerged on December 5, 2019 (Thursday). After the game (not shown) of the 30th East South Asian Games (+] Mobile Legends Bang Bang (not shown), Malaysia players. Esport, a competition form, is a new medal event of Sea Games (AP Photo/Aaron Favila).

Lawyers who specialize in sports law for clients are very difficult to find solutions to alleviate financial pressure in the sports industry, despite the tone of UNODC and FIFA is a positive tone. I'm thinking. They are also concerned that they may have slowed international crimes and those who fight corruption, and they do not understand the new connection between organizational crimes and professional sports and the current form.

Richard Barbaris, a lawyer in the Republic of Latvian and international crime, told me that the common crime of sports has increased during pandemic. However, Barbali has a diversification of e-sports, cyber crimes, and gambling among pandemic, causing legal issues for regulatory authorities, specific sports "gray zones", and sports lawyers. I also witnessed things.

"The ghost match in the highest ranking in fixed games, irregular betting patterns, minor leagues and corruption index (Corruption PERCEPTION INDEX), was once the most difficult crime of regulatory authorities." Barbaris responded to an interview by phone from his office in Riga, Latvia.

"As Interpols observed, 202O showed signs of more sophisticated international crime. Interpols themselves diversifying illegal activities in sports, technological innovation by criminal networks, new crime acts, In particular, it recognizes the presence of playe r-dominated players due to cyber crimes and transfer, and the multifunctional ambiguity of the sports industry has emerged on Thursday, December 5, 2019. In the 30th East South Asian Games ESPORTS (Electronics. One esports is Sea Games's new medal (AP Photo/Aaron Favila).

Lawyers who specialize in sports law for clients are very difficult to find solutions to alleviate financial pressure in the sports industry, despite the tone of UNODC and FIFA is a positive tone. I'm thinking. They are also concerned that they may have slowed international crimes and those who fight corruption, and they do not understand the new connection between organizational crimes and professional sports and the current form.

Richard Barbaris, a lawyer in the Republic of Latvian and international crime, told me that the common crime of sports has increased during pandemic. However, Barbali has a diversification of e-sports, cyber crimes, and gambling among pandemic, causing legal issues for regulatory authorities, specific sports "gray zones", and sports lawyers. I also witnessed things.

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The risk of competition manipulation posed by these games and events has been exacerbated by the imposition of restrictions relating to the coronavirus disease. Whether FIFA and its partners can eradicate the current threat to sports integrity remains to be seen. The scale of the problem is substantial. Interpol warn that the Covid pandemic had made sport uniquely vulnerable to match-fixing, corruption, money-laundering and transnational crime.

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