The evolution of betting and match-fixing regulation in Italian football – key regulations and cases
This article provides an overview and analysis of how sports betting and match-fixing is regulated in Italy. It draws on Italian law, the regulations of the Italian Football Association (FIGC), and the regulations of the Italian Olympic Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI). The authors then highlight some of the most important Italian betting and match-fixing cases to illustrate how the approach to tackling the problems has evolved.
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Federico Venturi Ferriolo
Federico Venturi Ferriolo is an Equity Partner and Head of Sport at LCA Studio Legale, a multidisciplinary law firm with offices in Milan, Rome, Genova, Treviso and Dubai. He is also the founder of Olympialex.com and a co-founder of the Scientific Sports Law Centre (CSDS). In the course of his academic career, he obtained an LLM degree in International Sports Law at the Higher Institute of Law and Economics in Madrid. He focuses on sports and media law, including advising athletes, agents, coaches, clubs, leagues and companies on a range of commercial, regulatory and contentious issues. In this context, he regularly assists in proceedings brought before arbitral tribunals and sports-related bodies, such as UEFA, FIFA, the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal and the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Lorenzo Vittorio Caprara
Lorenzo Vittorio Caprara is an Associate and member of the Sports Team at LCA Studio Legale, a multidisciplinary law firm with offices in Milan, Rome, Genova, Treviso and Dubai. He is Program Coordinator of the Executive Program in Football Management by FIGC and Lecturer in the Sports Law Master at Sapienza Università di Roma. In the course of his academic career, he obtained a Global Master in Sports Management & Legal Skills at the Higher Institute of Law and Economics and is currently a PhD student in Sports Law at Sapienza Università di Roma.
