Nota de Prensa
FRI 28.10.2016
LaLiga's director of integrity and security was present at the seminar on compliance and corruption held at the University of Sao Paulo's Ribeirao Preto campus in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Alfredo Lorenzo explained the club responsibilities compliance system and the antiviolence measures promoted by LaLiga to the attendees.
His presentation covered two points: anticorruption and antiviolence measures: "The main objective of the measures which LaLiga takes is respect for the fans." To explain how to put an end to corruption, LaLiga's director of integrity and security focussed on the work directed at ridding the sport of match-fixing, as well as discussing controls on the financial health of clubs. "A club that doesn't respect its financial controls produces unfair competition with the rest. Under Javier Tebas's administration, club debts have dropped significantly. Clubs that incur debt can use the money to spend on players," he assured.
Regarding bets which threaten the integrity of competitions, Alfredo Lorenzo assured that "manipulating the results of games is an age-old issue in sport." LaLiga's structure "monitors betting in real time and identifies signs of manipulation. A deviation in the betting trend does not, in and of itself, signify match-fixing. It's the first sign. Taken together, the signs can constitute proof that ends up convincing a judge of illegal manipulation."
One issue which directly affects Brazilian football is violence at the stadiums. Lorenzo explained all of the measures which have been implemented in Spanish professional football stadiums and which have reduced the level of violence at games: "A zero-tolerance approach to violence. We collaborate with the police and with the government to achieve it. In recent years, violent incidents at stadiums are almost non-existent. If chants by fans incite violence, the club is warned about that content so that it can take steps."
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