In order to prevent, detect and investigate the various forms of match manipulation that may occur, the South American Football Confederation (“CONMEBOL”) has today announced a partnership with Sportradar’s Integrity Services, focusing on a range of the continent’s leagues and competitions.

Sportradar is recognized worldwide as a provider of monitoring, prevention and intelligence solutions for sports organizations and state authorities in the fight against match fixing and manipulation. Thanks to the effectiveness of its products and services, it has secured a range of partnerships across a number of sports including UEFA and AFC (football), NBA (basketball), NHL and IIHF (ice hockey) and ICC (Cricket). The suite of services CONMEBOL will receive will include:

1.   Implementation of the company’s Fraud Detection System, monitoring the global betting market across a host of South American football leagues and competitions, in order to detect possible fixes and manipulations;

2.   Use of the Fraud Intelligence Unit, dedicated to collecting, processing and responding to information about possible threats to the sport; and