Monthly Newsletter of Sports Economics : Ekospor - Issue #28 Corruption in sport
Corruption in sport
Corruption in sport
Sports corruption stigmatises athletes and has a negative impact on the sports industry. While the percentage of fixed matches is estimated to be fewer than 1 % across all sports, high betting turnover results in millions of euros in profits for match fixers each year..mORE..
What is corruption in sport?
Corruption undermines society and has detrimental consequences on all sphere of life. In sport, corruption sends a devastating message particularly amongst young people by undermining the capability of sport to be a force for good. mORE..
WHAT LEADS TO CORRUPTION IN SPORTS?
Corruption is not something new in the world of sports. It has existed since the establishment of sports competitions..mORE..
On the occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day, celebrated worldwide on 9 December, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has reiterated its commitment to protecting sport’s integrity at all levels ..mORE..
Safeguarding Sport from Corruption and Economic Crime
In 2022, the interest of the international community to tackle corruption and economic crime in sport continued to grow. Examples included references to these issues in resolutions adopted by the UN General Assembly, and the G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group focusing its 2022 Accountability Report on this topic. Corruption and Economic Crime Brach (CEB), through its Programme on Safeguarding Sport from Corruption and Economic Crime, organized, or supported over 60 activities to enhance the capacity of criminal justice authorities and sports organizations to tackle corruption in sport at national, regional and international levels, involving more than 1,200 beneficiaries from 140 States parties..mORE..
International Partnership against Corruption in Sport (IPACS)
The International Partnership against Corruption in Sport (IPACS), launched at the IOC’s International Forum for Sports Integrity (IFSI) in February 2017, is a multi-stakeholder platform with the mission to bring together international sports organisations, governments and inter-governmental organisations to strengthen and support efforts to eliminate the risks of corruption and promote a culture of good governance in sport.
Regarding the matter of procurement, the IOC, with the support of OECD, has published the guidelines on “Procurement of major international sport-events-related infrastructure and services - Good practices and guidelines for the Olympic movement” …mORE..
You can find out more about IPACS on the official website: https://www.ipacs.sport/
Corruption in sport (Interpol)
Sport brings people together, but criminals looking to make large profits can undermine its integrity. mORE..
The Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions (the Macolin Convention)
The Macolin Convention is a legal instrument and the only rule of international law on the manipulation of sports competitions. mORE..
Prevention of competition manipulation
According to the legal definition, competition manipulation or match-fixing is “an intentional arrangement, act or omission aimed at an improper alteration of the result or the course of a sports competition in order to remove all or part of the unpredictable nature of the sports competition with a view to obtaining an undue benefit for oneself or for others.”(Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions, 2014)…mORE..
Ekospor Sector
Tackling corruption in sport
Since May 2015, the exposure of corruption in sport is at a historic high: arrests of FIFA officials, linked to widespread corruption and money laundering, plunging FIFA and as a result many regional football bodies including UEFA, into crisis; ..mORE..
Corruption in Sports (historically)
Money is a gateway to transgression: once sports passed through the opening that separated amateurism from professionalism, it lost its innocence. Ellis Cashmore looks at sports’ dark side historically..mORE..
ClearingSport: Almost 200 experts call for an agency against corruption and crime in world sport
Play the Game launches a new report which points to ways ahead for strengthening sports integrity. The report, titled 'ClearingSport', is based on more than 800 comments delivered to Play the Game’s survey on how to establish an agency against sports corruption and crime.. mORE..
Safeguarding sport from corruption
Sport has the power to inspire and unite, yet corruption and crime threaten to undermine its positive contribution to society and our lives. mORE..
How are organised crime groups involved in sports corruption
Today, Europol publishes its report, The involvement of organised crime groups in sports corruption. The report highlights the link between sports corruption and organised crime: the characteristics of criminal networks, their structure and their modus operandi. In addition, the report analyses the different types of match-fixing as the most prominent form of sports corruption monitored by Europol. mORE..
FIFA president lists 11 reforms to fight corruption
Gianni Infantino addresses G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group in summit to share key reforms to tackle corruption..mORE..
Netflix revives FIFA corruption scandal as 2022 World Cup looms
Netflix blew the whistle on the FIFA corruption scandal; German authorities sought to end unlimited cash transactions; and the FBI may issue FTX’s ex-CEO a red card..mORE..
Ekospor Report
Global Corruption Report
Transparency International (TI), a non-governmental organisation that monitors and publicises corporate and political corruption in international development, published its much anticipated Global Corruption Report: Sport earlier this week. According to TI, the report ‘sets out a roadmap of reforms that international sports organisations (ISOs) should implement in order to restore public trust in sport’. mORE..
First-ever Global Report on Corruption in Sport
flags urgent need for unified, international response to corrupt practices in sport.10 February 2023 Up to $1.7 trillion is estimated to be wagered on illicit betting markets each year, according to the report released in December 2021 by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). mORE..
UNODC Global Report on Corruption in Sport
Offering for the first time a truly comprehensive look at corruption in sport, the Global Report on Corruption in Sport reveals the staggering scale, manifestation, and complexity of corruption and criminal networks in sport at international and national levels..mORE..
Sport, corruption and responsible business conduct
Organising sporting events: Preventing corruption and promoting responsible business conduct..mORE..
Corruption in SportCauses, Consequences, and Reform
Corruption in the sport industry is a pervasive issue that threatens the integrity of sport as an institution. mORE..
Sports journalists and corruption: between unintended and wilful blindness Dino Numerato provides an account of the unintended and wilful ways in which journalists might contribute to the diffusion of corruption in contemporary sport..mORE..
The Economics of Corruption in Sports: The Special Case of Doping
Corruption in general, and its subset doping in particular, are ubiquitous in both amateur and professional sports and have taken the character of a systemic threat..mORE..
Countering Corruption in Sport
The threat to sport via the damage to reputation caused by corruption was the subject of a special Sport for Business Members’ Round Table hosted at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport on May 9th..mORE..
BETTING CORRUPTION AND MATCH-FIXING IN 2022
The capability of this innovation in sports-betting fraud detection is proven by ... match-fixing and betting corruption, and. Sportradar Integrity Services have ..mORE..
Money Laundering through the Football Sector
In the past two decades, football has changed from a popular pastime into a global industry. With the growing economic importance of football along with other sports, the investment of money into the sector has increased exponentially, and some of this has criminal connections…mORE..
Ekospor Corner
Sporda Macolin Sözleşmesi
Avrupa Konseyi Devlet ve Hükümet Başkanları Üçüncü Zirvesi'nin (Varşova, 16-17 Mayıs 2005) spor alanında referans teşkil eden ve Avrupa Konseyi faaliyetlerinin devamını tavsiye eden Eylem Planı..mORE..
Sporda Küresel Yolsuzluk Raporu
Birleşmiş Milletler Yolsuzluğa Karşı Sözleşmeye Taraf Devletler Konferansı (UNCAC) sekizinci oturumunu 16-20 Aralık 2019 tarihleri arasında Abu Dabi'de gerçekleştirmişti..mORE..
EKOSPOR CONGRESS
WinterLeague Convention 2024
The World of International Sports Has Come Together: ''Unites The Football Business '' Event by WinterLeague & WL Convention Jan 10, 13, 2024 Belek, Antalya, Türkiye
Türk Sporu Kongresi
100. Yılını tamamlayan Cumhuriyetimizin sahip olduğu spor birikimini kuşatıcı bir yaklaşımla, devralınan miras, Cumhuriyet’in kazanımları ve gelecek yüzyıl perspektifleri kapsamında değerlendirmeyi ve kalıcı bir envanter oluşturmak amacıyla T.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı Atatürk Kültür, Dil ve Tarih Yüksek Kurumu’na bağlı Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi Başkanlığı, Türk Tarih Kurumu Başkanlığı ile Türkiye Üniversite Sporları Federasyonu Başkanlığı ve Gazi Üniversitesi iş birliğinde 24-26 Nisan 2024 tarihlerinde “Cumhuriyet’in Kuruluşundan Türkiye Yüzyılına Türk Sporu Kongresi” düzenlenecektir.
Kongreye katılım ve detaylı bilgi için http://turksporukongresi.ttk.gov.tradresini ziyaret edebilirsiniz.
Confronting Global Threats: Standing Up for Integrity
Bringing together heads of state, civil society, business leaders, and
investigative journalists from around the world to end corruption.#IACC2024: Confronting Global Threats: Standing Up for Integrity 18-21 June 2024Vilnius, Lithuania
The EURO working group “OR in Sports” is organizing a stream on OR in Sports, as part of the EURO Conference, 30th June – 3rd July, 2024 in Copenhagen, Denmark.