It has been reported that Interpol will join forces with Fifa the world football governing body to combat match fixing and corruption in football. Sepp Blatter Fifa President and Ronald Noble the Secretary General of Interpol will announce their plans after a session on May 9 in Zurich at the headquarters of Fifa. The cost would be about $20 million for the Interpol and Fifa joint scheme.
The Fifa president says he is aware of where international matches were organized and played to benefit betting scams. The monies will be used for pre-emptive measures and not for investigative purposes. The funding by Fifa would allow Interpol to help develop programmes that are pre-emptive for officials, administrators and players to raise awareness of how the fixers employ their methods.
The education of young players is a priority if the fight to eradicate corruption is to be a success. And it is important for the administrators to adequately perform due diligence when reviewing third parties that want to arrange matches. Monitoring and educating match officials are a must since they are pivotal in not allowing the games to be manipulated.