FIFA and UNODC Against Match-Fixing in Football

Lifestyle & TravelMore+ ♦ Published: August 3, 2022; 20:00 ♦ (Vindobona)

For the first time, FIFA and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) have conducted a joint international training program to support FIFA's 211 member associations in the fight against match-fixing in football.

According to FIFA President Gianni Infantino, match-fixing is a very real issue that threatens the integrity and credibility of football in many countries. / Picture: © BMI Bundesministerium für Inneres / Gerd Pachauer

The FIFA Global Integrity Program, which FIFA launched last year in partnership with the UNODC, focuses on education and capacity building among FIFA's 211 member associations, as well as the training and development of football integrity officers.

According to the joint press release from Fifa and UNODC, since the launch in March 2021, more than 400 representatives from…