Football’s match fixing wake up call
The recent allegations and arrests made in relation to match fixing in football have served as an important wake up call for those involved in sport in the UK, and in English football in particular.
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- Tags: Anti-Corruption | Football | Match-Fixing | United Kingdom (UK)
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Written by
Nick De Marco KC
Nick De Marco KC is ranked as one of the top lawyers in sports law. He acts for international and domestic sports-governing bodies, federations, players, clubs, sponsors, broadcasters and agents across all sports in both commercial and regulatory disputes.
He is recognised as the foremost expert in football regulatory issues by all the leading UK legal directories. In addition to acting in numerous high-profile football disputes, he has a busy practice in many other international sports including boxing, motorsports, tennis, gymnastics, cricket, rugby and athletics.
He regularly lectures and writes on sports law, is author and editor of ‘Football and the Law’ (Bloomsbury 2018 & 2022) and ‘Challenging Sports Governing Bodies’ (Bloomsbury, 2016), contributor to ‘Lewis & Taylor: Sport and the Law’ (Bloomsbury, 2021) member of the Editorial Board of Law In Sport & Football Legal and the Advisory Board of the Middle East Sports Law Platform and host of The Sports Law Podcast.
