The evolution of betting and match-fixing regulation in Italian football – key regulations and cases
This article provides an overview and analysis of how sports betting and match-fixing is regulated in Italy. It draws on Italian law, the regulations of the Italian Football Association (FIGC), and the regulations of the Italian Olympic Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI). The authors then highlight some of the most important Italian betting and match-fixing cases to illustrate how the approach to tackling the problems has evolved.
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Federico Venturi Ferriolo
Federico is a Partner and Co-Head of Sports at LCA Studio Legale. He advises athletes, agents, coaches, clubs, leagues and federations, both national and international, on various issues relating to the sector. He also provides assistance in relation to the negotiation, drafting and conclusion of sponsorship contracts and transfers of footballers, as well as national and international regulatory, disciplinary and doping issues. He has assisted clubs and players in relation to national and international arbitration proceedings and before the dispute resolution bodies of FIFA and other International Federations, the Lausanne Sports Court (CAS) and the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT). He has advised well-known athletes and entertainment personalities on image rights.
Lorenzo Vittorio Caprara
Lorenzo Vittorio Federico is an Associate at LCA Studio Legale. He focuses on providing judicial and extrajudicial advice to key players in the sports and entertainment ecosystem nationally and internationally. Lorenzo Vittorio provides, for example, assistance in negotiation, sponsorship contracts, transfers, sports labor relations, and domestic and international regulatory matters.