Sportradar agree Asian monitoring deal

ts-betting data suppliers Sportradar have announced the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) as their latest integrity partner.

The agreement will see Sportradar monitor a series of competitions for the governing body, including the AFC Champions League, AFC Cup and the 2015 Asian Cup and qualifiers, for signs of betting-related corruption and fraudulent activity.

Sportradar CEO Carsten Koerl said: “I’d like to commend the continental football body for being proactive in this endeavour because match manipulation in sports has taken a different twist with the involvement of sophisticated international organised crime organisations.”

AFC general secretary Dato’ Alex Soosay added: “We look forward to utilising Sportradar’s proven expertise in this field and developing an effective working partnership”.

Sportradar recently hosted an anti-match-fixing workshop for Italian football club Genoa which included both first team and youth players as well as coaching staff of the Serie A side.