The agreement, recently signed on Tuesday (7), by the Pará Football Federation (FPF) and Sportradar Integrity Services, a unit of Sportradar, a global provider of sports integrity solutions and a partner of more than 150 sports federations and leagues, is the first in history.
This is an unprecedented partnership that consists of the implementation of the Universal Fraud Detection System (UFDS) and affects the matches of Série B and Sub-20 football in Pará. The FPF became aware of Sportradar’s services through a partnership between the company and the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) to monitor the main Brazilian football matches.
The president of the Pará Football Federation, Ricardo Gluck Paul, said that protecting the integrity of football in Pará is one of the priorities of his administration. “We are very happy to announce the partnership we signed with Sportradar. Our championships will be monitored by the company’s monitoring system to protect competitions from match fixing. This agreement transmits security to the clubs, sponsors, fans and partners of football in Pará”.
Methods of combating match-fixing.
In the press release, Sportradar highlighted that “match-fixing remains a constant and growing threat across the world of sport”. In the text, the company listed methods that can be used to combat this practice.
“The first of these revolves around prevention, and Sportradar’s Integrity Services team organizes educational workshops for clubs and league partners around the world. This guidance details the dangers of engaging in match-fixing, as well as introducing an audience of players, referees and coaches to the modus operandi of match-fixers, and giving these individuals an understanding of best practice in relation to reporting any approaches”, summarized Sportradar.
Manipulation is a constant and growing threat across the sporting world. There are several important methods that can combat the harm of match fixing. The first is prevention, and Sportradar’s Integrity Services team organizes educational workshops for clubs and league partners around the world. This guidance details the dangers of engaging in match-fixing, as well as introducing an audience of players, referees and coaches to the modus operandi of match-fixers, and giving these individuals an understanding of best practice in relation to reporting any approaches.
The Paraense Football Federation aims to promote football in the state with professional management and be a reference in the organization of competitions, having as essential values respect, ethics and transparency in all competitions.
About Sportradar
Sportradar is the leading global sports technology company that creates immersive experiences for sports fans and bettors. It covers over 890,000 events annually across 92 sports. With significant industry relationships, Sportradar is not just redefining the sports fan experience; as well as protecting sports through its Integrity Services division and championing an integrity-driven environment for all involved.
