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.
November 12 – Flamengo player Bruno Henrique has denied his involvement in match fixing after police raided 12 addresses linked to him.
November 8 – Flamengo’s Bruno Henrique has been included in the latest Brazilian police swoop of individuals suspected of matchfixing.
October 25 – Botafogo and Brazil international Luiz Henrique has denied accusations of spot-fixing after Spanish authorities opened an investigation into his spell with Real Betis.
October 17 – One of the legendary names of European football, S. L. Benfica, is being investigated for possible match-fixing between 2016 and 2019. The two-time champions of the European Cup have called the accusations “unfounded”.
October 7 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have signed a four-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) to combat match fixing in the Asian region.