Sportradar has entered into a partnership with Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, to protect sporting integrity across the continent.

The two parties, which have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), will now consider projects they can collaborate on or support each other with, including the exchange of expertise, statistical data, information and trends in relation to the integrity of sports.

“In order to try and stop match fixing, stakeholders from many different areas need to work closely together,” Europol Deputy Director Wil van Gemert said. “I look forward to our cooperation with Sportradar, and the aim is to make it more difficult for match fixers and manipulators to hide.”

“Europol have long played an active role in discussions, projects and investigations around the issue of match-fixing,” said Sportradar CEO Carsten Koerl