Sports Integrity – Betting And Corruption: The Year In Review 2022
Friday March 3, 2023 By Louis Weston, Samuel Cuthbert
Welcome to the Sports Integrity section of the LawInSport Yearbook 2022. As in previous years, the aim of this chapter is to identify and review some of the notable cases and events in 2022 and discuss what trends might be drawn from them.
That year, Louis Weston was assisted in both research and writing (and comedy) by Sam Cuthbert.
With memories of the empty stadiums caused by COVID 19 fading, the sporting calendar has regained its footing. As night follows day, with more professional sport has come more corruption, match-fixing and the exposure and prosecution of cases that remain pending due to inability to travel and interviews. All of this is supported not only by our review, but also by the publications of, among others, Sportradar, which noted that the year to 2021 had the largest number of suspicious games ever (over 900) in 76 countries, but more than 50 of them % in was football and most of it in Europe1.
This article is organically divided into three parts:
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First a discussion of high level corruption in sport and whether 2022 was the start of accountability for this corruption.
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Second, the match-fixing/betting allegations that have dominated esports headlines.
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Third, the anti-doping cases, both human and equine.
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Written by
Louis Weston
Attorney, Outer Temple Chambers
Louis is a lawyer practicing in the Outer Temple chambers. He is an expert on corruption and misconduct in sport.
Samuel Cuthbert
Samuel is an attorney at 12 King’s Bench Walk. He joined the Chamber in October 2020 after successfully completing his student days. During this time he gained extensive experience in the fields of occupational diseases, catastrophic injuries and clinical negligence. In addition to his busy writing practice, Samuel receives regular training in court cases and interim applications. Samuel specializes in sports disputes, with a focus on sports injuries. He is particularly interested in head injuries in sports, having spoken and written extensively on the subject.