January 12 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has extending its sports integrity partnership with Sportradar for a further three years through to 2027.
Sportradar first began formally working with the AFC with its match-fixing monitoring and detecting systems in 2013. That agreement was expanded to cover training for players and officials in identifying and reporting suspicious incidents and approaches by match-fixers.
AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa (pictured left) said: “For the past 10 years, Sportradar has been a valued, reliable and trusted partner of the AFC, and together we have stood tall to combat the scourge of match-fixing in Asia.
“Since 2013, our collaboration has necessarily evolved strategically to consistently safeguard the integrity of football in Asia… We are proud of what has been accomplished so far but we cannot be complacent and together, we will continue the fight to keep our beautiful game clean for the benefit and enjoyment of our loyal and passionate fans.”
Sportradar CEO Carsten Koerl (pictured right) said that the increased use of technology will see Sportradar’s “capabilities evolve by exploring new technological frontiers, including AI and machine learning, to mitigate issues such as corruption in sport.”
being at the forefront of the war on match-fixing is key to fighting corruption.
AFC General Counsel & Director of Legal Affairs Andrew Mercer said: “We have forged a formidable partnership in intelligence gathering and investigation, which underpins our commitment to eradicating ethical misconduct and upholding the highest standards of good governance.”
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