Tag: ICSS
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Sports Ministers CPLP endorse Sorbonne
By Will Shand, Luanda, Angola, July 29, 2014: The Sorbonne-ICSS Guiding Principles for Protecting the Integrity of Sports Competitions have this week received further government-level backing, this time from leading Sport Ministers from the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) at the VII Official Conference of Ministers of Sport and Youth of the CPLP. During…
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ICSS embarks match-fixing prevention workshops
Dar es Salaam/Mwanza, July 15, 2014: ICSS embarks, The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) this week delivered the first in a series of match-fixing education and prevention workshops to young players in Africa. As part of the ICSS’s commitment to educate young players about the dangers of match-fixing, Stuart Page, ICSS Director, Strategy and…
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ICSS work together with the CSD and IPDJ
By: Will Shand, Madrid/Lisbon, June 12, 2014: ICSS, The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) has this week signed agreements with the Consejo Superior de Deportes (CSD) of Spain and the Portuguese Institute for Sport and Youth (IPDJ) to boost their major national efforts to safeguard the integrity of sport. These first direct agreements with…
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Chief Executive of ICSS Europe
By: Will Shand/ICSS, London, May 21, 2014: The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) is to expand its global strategy and operations with a European Head Office. With its growing portfolio of European partners in the field of sport safety, security and integrity, including the European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL), Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL), Liga…
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Astonishing scale of betting fraud and sport
By: Will Shand, Paris, May 15, 2014: The University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) today released the ground-breaking results of a two-year research programme into sport corruption. It includes startling figures on the scale and scope of the sport-betting market, which is identified as the primary purpose for match-fixing.…
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League Serie A and the ICSS come together for “Save the dream” day
Milan, April 11, 2014: “Save the Dream”, a global campaign run by the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) and Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), today launched a new collaboration with the League SERIE A to promote sport integrity to young people around Italy. The objective is to raise awareness about the need to educate young…
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ICSS partners with Portuguese Olympic Committee
Lisbon, Portugal, April 03, 2014: The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) has today signed an agreement with The Olympic Committee of Portugal – the Comité Olímpico de Portugal (COP). The agreement will see the cooperation between the Olympic Committee and the ICSS in a joint effort to safeguard the integrity of sport, promote the…
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ICSS partners with Qatar Stars League
Doha – Qatar, Nov 18, 2013: The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) and Qatar Stars League (QSL) have today signed a sport integrity partnership designed to prevent match fixing of football in Qatar. Announced at ASPIRE4SPORT 2013, the ‘Sport Integrity Best Practice’ partnership will see the ICSS and QSL collaborate to monitor matches in…
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UNICEF and ICSS to partner in Brazil
By Will Shand, Geneva – Switzerland, Nov 6, 2013: The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) today signed a partnership with UNICEF in Brazil. Recognising that hosting mega sport events may pose risks to children, UNICEF and the ICSS will collaborate to promote integrity, child protection, safety and security in sport. They will engage in…
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Italian Football League joins forces with ICSS
Geneva – Switzerland, Nov 5, 2013: The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) is to work with Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) across sport integrity issues, with a specific focus on match-fixing. As part of the agreement, the ICSS and Lega Pro will share knowledge and information across all areas of sport integrity, as…