February 12 – Match-fixing is the scourge of sports. Hard to detect, and always shifting in shape and scope. However, according to Sportradar, suspected occurrences of the practice are dropping.
November 10 – The Turkish prosecutor’s office has ordered the detention of 21 individuals, including 17 football referees and a Super Lig club president, on charges of involvement in illegal betting and match-fixing.
September 24 – The scandal surrounding the sanction of players and coaches for betting on matches in Bulgaria’s top two divisions in the 2024/2025 season has taken a new twist.
September 5 – Flamengo striker Bruno Henrique has been suspended for 12 matches because of a violation of sports ethics, but will still face a criminal trial over alleged match fixing.
September 5 – West Ham and Brazil midfielder Lucas Paqueta is considering suing the Football Association (FA) after he was cleared of spot-fixing, according to reports.
April 17 – With accusations of match-fixing now commonplace in the Brazilian club game, the Brazilian FA (CBF) has extended its integrity partnership with Sportradar Integrity & Regulatory Services, in a bid to enhance efforts to combat match-fixing in Brazilian football.
April 1 – Sports integrity specialists Starlizard Integrity Services (SIS) have reported a slight drop in matches suspected of match-fixing in their annual report that covers more than 74,000 national and international games in 2024.
February 24 – The Brazilian Senate has extended an investigation into match fixing and sports betting, awaiting the outcome of the FA’s investigation into Lucas Paqueta.
February 17 – Seven players from two clubs in Mexico’s third division have been suspended for a combined 57 years for involvement in sports betting and fixing matches.
January 27 – In an unusual move by FIFA, the lifetime ban on former South Korean international Son Jun-ho imposed in China last year on charges of match-fixing has not been extended to the rest of the world, allowing the player to pursue his career.
January 27 – Sevilla’s Kike Salas is awaiting a trial date having been formally charged at the end of last week by Spanish prosecutors over allegations of match-fixing.
January 15 – Spanish police briefly detained Sevilla defender Kike Salas on Tuesday with the player alleged to be involved in an illegal betting scandal.
January 10 – Match-fixing has reversed several years of growth and is now on the decline, according to the 2024 Sportradar annual integrity report report.
December 11 – The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has banned referee Matías Beares following his involvement in match-fixing.
November 27 – The English FA is investigating allegations that under-fire referee David Coote had a discussion with a friend about issuing a yellow card to a player the day before a match, allegations which he has denied.