Steering Group

• EPO (Hellenic Football Federation) • Hellenic Police • Super League (1st Division) • Football League (2nd Division) • OPAP (Betting Company) • Transparency International Greece

QUESTIONNAIRE

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2. Who could approach you in order to influence you to preset a result?

Α. Administrative

Β. Another footballer

C. Someone else

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3. What are the reasons that would make you get involved in a

fixed game?

Α. Financial need

Β. Fear

C. To help a friend

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11. In what ways do you think the phenomenon of fixed games can be

coped with?

Α. Update and prevention

Β. Complaints

C. Severe penalties

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12. Who in your opinion have the greatest responsibility for fixed

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Α. Administratives

Β. Players

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D. Referees

Summary of Answers

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Summary of Answers

• A football player believes that one way to be approached with the goal of fixing a match, is through a mutual acquaintance.

• When people, who hold a high office in the football environment, approach football players for fixing matches, they are able to influence the results immensely.

• Financial need is a factor that would make a football player participate in a fixed match.

• A large percentage is aware of the repercussions when participating in a fixed match. • A large percentage is aware that football players have been imprisoned for

participating in fixed matches • A football player would firstly speak to his Union if someone approached him with the

goal of participating in a fixed game. Secondly, he would speak to his team. • A player would not communicate with the media if someone approached him with the

goal of participating in a fixed game, unless it was done anonymously.

Summary of Answers

• In continuation of the 7th result, we conclude that a player believes he does not have the protection to speak about the approach made with the goal of fixing a match. Meaning, that he does not feel safe.

• When the person who approaches a football player with the goal of persuading him to participate in a fixed game, is arrested, he would like to ensure the player’s silence.

• The main purpose for attempting to organize fixed games, is for betting. • A football player believes that the phenomenon of fixed games may be dealt with,

when awarding heavy penalties. • People, who hold a high office in the football environment, are the ones who hold the

greatest responsibility in influencing the opinion of football players. • The player’s character and personality play a bigger part in the case that he

participates in a fixed match, as opposed to the age factor. • A player seems to understand that the impact, when his name is involved a case of a

fixed match, is huge.

Speakers at the conference were:

Ms Kyriaki Giannakidou - GENERAL SECRETARY of SPORTS

Mr Stelios Sfakianakis - SPECIAL CONSULTANT of the SPORT’S MINISTER

Mr Anthony Higgins - PRESIDENT of P.F.A. SCOTLAND, FIFPro BOARD MEMBER and “DONT FIX IT” PROJECT OFFICER

Mr Spiros Neofitidis - PRESIDENT of PASP - FIFPro DIVISION EUROPE BOARD MEMBER

Mr Ioannis Tzoufras - INTEGRITY OFFICER at the HELLENIC FOOTBALL FEDERATION

Mr Pier Kosmidis - OFFICE DIRECTOR of SUPER LEAGUE

Mr Georgios Kalapotlis - PRESIDENT of ETHNIKOS GAZOROS FC, FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Mr Athanasios Briakos - DEPUTY CHAIRMAN of the REFEREE COMMITTEE

Mr Sotiris Triantafillou - PRESIDENT PSAT JOURNALISTS’ ASSOCIATION

Mr Evaggelos Prokos – SECRETARY GENERAL of OPPE COACHES ASSOCIATION

Mr Georgios Chalivopoulos – 1ST POLICE OFFICER at the HELLENIC POLICE

Mr Nikolaos Theodorou - INTEGRITY RESEARCHER at TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL GREECE

Mr Athanasios Makryniotis- LAWYER and LEGAL ADVISER of PSAP

Mr Dionisios Dimopoulos – PRESIDENT of PSAP

Mr Kostantinos Poulios – SECRETARY GENERAL of PSAP

The effort continues:

Continuing and flourishing the DON’T FIX IT project

Visits to schools and youth academies

National Organization for Announcing match fixing incidents

NATIONAL ORGANISATION FOR ANNOUNCING MATCH FIXING

INCIDENTS

Super League (1st Division)

Football League

(2nd Division)

Hellenic Police

Interpol

EPO (Hellenic Football

Federation) General

Secretariat of Sports

PSAP

Transparency international

Greece

OPAP Betting

Company

1st Instance Court of Athens

YES

With everyone’s cooperation

WE CAN

THANK YOU!