JOHANNESBURG: FIFA have stepped up their fight against match-fixing ahead of next month’s World Cup, including setting up a confidential hotline for players, coaches and referees to report any attempts to bribe them.
Soccer’s governing body said yesterday all matches at the showpiece tournament in South Africa would be monitored by Early Warning System (EWS), a company formed to watch for match-fixing, while more than 400 bookmakers had agreed to report any irregular betting.
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