CONCACAF and ESSA Agree to MOU

The European Sports Security Association (ESSA) and the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) have outlined the sharing of betting integrity in a memorandum of understanding (MOU). “CONCACAF follows a multi-step approach in the fight against match-fixing in order be able to prevent, detect, investigate, and respond to potential cases with zero tolerance,” said Dr. Laila Mintas, Director of Sports Integrity at CONCACAF. CONCACAF is currently partnered with FIFA EWS and Sportradar for bet monitoring on several CONCACAF and regional competitions for the 2014-2015 season. “ESSA is a recognised world leader when it comes to identifying, tracking and tracing suspicious betting behaviour and we are committed to working closely with responsible and committed sporting bodies,” said Khalid Ali, Secretary General of ESSA. “I am therefore delighted that we have reached this important information sharing agreement with CONCACAF."