Improving the Fight Against Match Fixing

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a .nancial crisis a;ecting leagues' clubs' pla"ers and

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one of the recognised 4 direct stakeholders in fooball create the link between the club and the counit"

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distortion of copetition and threatens ethics and core

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Supporters have a shared responsibilit"

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Supporters have a sound understanding of the club?s

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Supporters can help introducing transparenc"'

accountabilit"' and long ter strategies

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(reate appropriate legal provisions and fraeworks

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;uestions and 5ns3ersThan< %ou for %our attention

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Improving the Fight Against Match Fixing