RT Article
T1 At risk: betting-related match-fixing in Brazilian football
JF Crime, law and social change
VO 76
IS 4
SP 431
OP 450
A1 Marchetti, Felippe
A2 Reppold Filho, Alberto Reinaldo
A2 Constandt, Bram
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1826465383
AB Brazilian football is strongly affected by betting-related match-fixing, as indicated by numerous incidents over the past years. However, little remains known about the underlying factors that contribute to the country’s vulnerability towards this form of corruption in sport. Hence, this study applies the lens of sociological institutionalism to examine some of the risk factors that make Brazilian football susceptible to betting-related match-fixing. An exploratory multi-methods study design was applied, including the analysis of policy and judicial documents and semi-structured interviews with key anti-match-fixing actors (n = 7) and sport actors (n = 15) in Brazilian football. Content analysis highlights the influence of deeply rooted characteristics and institutionalized norms in Brazilian football, such as a low prioritization of counteracting match-fixing, many unmonitored matches, poorly governed sport organizations, and poor working conditions for players and referees. In the end, this study helps to gain a better understanding of betting-related match-fixing in Latin America, while informing criminal policy to address and prevent this issue.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 448-450
K1 Fußball
K1 Sportwette
K1 Korruption
K1 Brasilien
DO 10.1007/s10611-021-09971-0