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Sport Integrity Monitor (SportIM) has announced that it had been appointed integrity monitoring partner of the Romanian Football Federation (RFF).
SportIM data services will monitor all levels of competition for professional football within Romania. SportIM will further assist the governing body by providing consultancy advices and full match data solutions which will cover live and historic matches.
RFF officials stated that the partnership was a vital component of its ongoing efforts to stop match fixing in Romania, reinforcing its zero tolerance approach to betting-related corruption
Răzvan Burleanu, President of the Romanian Football Federation, said: “Maintaining the integrity of our football competitions and preventing any potential incidences of match-fixing is a top priority for the Romanian Football Federation. The partnership with Sport Integrity Monitor is an extension to our wider education and prevention campaign, ‘Clean Football’. These efforts clearly demonstrate our commitment to ensuring we do everything we can to secure a future in which players, fans and everyone involved in the sport are protected from any attempts of match-fixing.”
Mark Locke, Chief Executive Officer of Sport Integrity Monitor, said: ‘‘We are delighted to announce our integrity partnership with the Romanian Football Federation. Throughout our dealings with the Federation, it has been clear that integrity and the prevention of match fixing is of central importance. We are looking forward to supporting the good work that is already under way and to deploying our specialist solutions to ensure that this progress continues.’’
