Protecting the Integrity of Football: A Legal Analysis of FIFA’s Integrity Framework and Challenges Connected to Match Manipulation Proceedings

I. Introduction / Executive Summary

This article will, on the one hand, outline FIFA’s integrity initiative with its specific measures to promote integrity and protect football competitions against match manipulation.

In a second step, FIFA’s regulatory framework related to integrity and specifically match manipulation will be analysed with a specific focus on the reasoning of the landmark CAS award CAS 2017/A5173 Joseph Odartei Lamptey v. FIFA as an example of a violation of a provision against match manipulation in the FIFA Disciplinary Code (FDC). Furthermore, the integrity-related provisions in the new 2018 edition of the FIFA Code of Ethics (FCE 2018), which came into force in August 2018, will be examined.

Finally, the article will discuss some legal challenges in the fight against match manipulation, particularly focusing on...

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