Statement by the Chairman of the Ethics and Fair Play Committee of the UAF Francesco Baranca on incentives for third teams

“Recently, some professional clubs have been surprised by the existence of The UAF disciplinary rules prohibit the stimulation of match participants by third teams and declare the existence of selective justice. 

In this regard, the Ethics and Fair Play Committee reports that in 2019 it submitted proposals to the UAF Executive Committee to bring Art. 20 of the UAF Disciplinary Rules "Manipulation of match results" in accordance with a similar article of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations. After making the relevant decision of the executive committee and updating these and other provisions of Art. 20 of the UAF Disciplinary Rules, the committee has started active monitoring of violations from the list of this article.

The Committee acknowledges the ignorance of most clubs about the existence of this rule, which does not release from liability, and calls for a new version of Art. 20 of the UAF Disciplinary Rules:

"Article 20. Influence on the result of the match.

  1. Influence on the result of the match is, in particular, but not exclusively, cases when a person:

- acts in a way in which there are no signs of fair wrestling;

- acts in a manner not provided for by the Code of Ethics and Fair Play, which may affect the outcome of the match or competition in order to gain an advantage for themselves or a third party;

- directly or indirectly participates in the placement of bets or other similar activities;

- uses or provides to others information that is not publicly available, and is obtained by it due to its position in the field of football, if it may affect the outcome of the match;

- does not immediately and voluntarily notify the UAF of any proposal or other activity that is contrary to this article or the Code of Ethics and Fair Play.

  1. Any person who by his actions affects the results of the match, the sanctions provided for in Art. 6 Rules ».

The Committee insists that financial or any other incentive by the third team to reach a favorable tournament position is a violation of the UAF Code of Ethics and Fair Play, the UAF Disciplinary Rules, and similar disciplinary provisions of UEFA and FIFA. The Committee also emphasizes that failure to report known facts of such influence is tantamount to the violation itself. In case such facts are revealed, they will be the subject of an investigation by the ethics committee and fair play with the subsequent transfer of materials to the UAF Control and Disciplinary Committee. "

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