INTERPOL Integrity in Sport Bi-Weekly Bulletin - 31 October - 13 November 2017
For the first two weeks of November, there have been several investigations around the world, including match-fixing allegations in Australia, Germany and South Africa. In terms of sentences and sanctions, a second football official was sentenced to 15 months in prison as part of the Fifa corruption scandal and several Greek soccer officials will stand trial for match-fixing charges. Moreover, investigations of vote-buying in international sport charged a four-time Namibian Olympic silver medalist with money laundering and corruption. Worldwide, the decision to ban two players for global match-fixing at a recent esports tournament has been beneficial as it drew attention to the dangers within esports.
