Fifa gives fraud ‘an open door’ with betting, says Council of Europe chief
•Fifa has been criticized for allegedly enabling fraud through its deal with a prediction market company.
•Council of Europe secretary general Alain Berset highlighted concerns over political influence affecting the integrity of the World Cup.
•Berset urged for the establishment of a new integrity framework prior to the 2030 tournament, amid ongoing issues of money and power within Fifa.
المصدر: The Guardian Football | Source: The Guardian Football
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Fifa has been accused of providing an “open door to fraud” and allowing political influence to cast doubt on the integrity of the World Cup in a stinging rebuke by the Council of Europe’s secretary general.
In an open letter published to coincide with Sunday’s final, Alain Berset also called for a new integrity framework to be built before the 2030 tournament, which is mainly being staged in Europe, and warned that Fifa was embroiled in a crisis involving money and power.
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