LaLiga educates footballers about fixing and illegal bets

What now Italy is at the center of illegal sports betting by the players themselves. calcium, Good to know the current situation of the Spanish league. And where the Integrity department has been working very hard for six years now. This is a special program aimed at protecting and keeping players away from sports corruption, match-fixing or illegal betting. The program is conducted through one or two educational workshops per season at each of the 42 professional soccer clubs.

Penalties of up to 100,000 euros due to the Gambling Law and removal of the footballer’s license

This is a program promoted by The league with four stages: prevention and message; monitoring and alerting, investigation and reporting, and international and national activities.

The first prevention and message is definitely these workshops with footballers. They remind you that the current Law of the Game It prohibits both athletes, coaches and managers from betting on the competition they are participating in. If they do this, they will be exposed to fines that can range from 1,200 euros to one hundred thousand; in addition to the penalties included in the Disciplinary Code of RFEF. In it, it mentions fines between 3,006 and 30,051 euros, in addition to various penalties that can lead to the removal of the license, for a period of two to five years.

In the second phase of monitoring, it involves integrity officers who are present in all fields and are aware of the behavior of the players. In addition, LaLiga has software where they analyze the movements of the betting house. In case of an alert, joint action with the Police will begin immediately. The final stage involves the collaboration that the League will include other major international competitions.