FIFA Extends Long-Term Integrity Deal With Sportradar

🇨🇭 Switzerland.– March 2026 – www.zonadeazar.com FIFA has renewed and expanded its integrity services agreement with Sportradar for an additional five years, reinforcing a long-standing partnership dedicated to protecting the integrity of football worldwide.

Overview

Announced on March 2, 2026, in St. Gallen and Zurich, the renewed agreement with Sportradar Group AG (NASDAQ: SRAD) will now run through 2031.

The expanded partnership provides comprehensive AI-driven bet monitoring services, alongside enhanced intelligence and investigative support, and dedicated risk assessment services for FIFA and its 211 member associations.

These additions further strengthen FIFA’s ability to identify, assess, and respond to integrity risks across an increasingly complex and evolving global betting and competition landscape.

Global Competition Coverage

Under the agreement, Sportradar will deliver integrity services across:

• Men’s and women’s FIFA international competitions
• Men’s and women’s confederation international and international club competitions
• Senior men’s and women’s domestic matches from the top two tiers
• Main national cup competitions across all 211 member associations

Since 2017, Sportradar has monitored more than 600,000 matches globally on behalf of FIFA through its proprietary Universal Fraud Detection Service (UFDS AI).

AI, Intelligence And Prevention

Sportradar’s UFDS AI system, developed in-house using over 20 years of historical betting data, combines advanced automated monitoring with rapid reporting mechanisms from betting operators.

The integrity framework also includes comprehensive education and prevention programmes delivered to sports organisations worldwide, ensuring a proactive and coordinated approach to safeguarding competitions.

Andreas Krannich, EVP Integrity Services at Sportradar, stated:

“The expansion of our integrity agreement with FIFA further strengthens the ability to identify, assess and respond to risks in an increasingly complex global picture. It underlines both organisations’ commitment to fair and clean sport at all levels globally.”

Long-Term Commitment To Clean Sport

Founded in 2001, Sportradar operates at the intersection of sports, media, and betting, delivering technology solutions to federations, media outlets, consumer platforms, and betting operators.

As a trusted partner of organisations including ATP, NBA, WNBA, NHL, MLB, MLS, PGA TOUR, UEFA, FIFA, CONMEBOL, AFC, and the Bundesliga, Sportradar covers more than one million events annually across major sports worldwide.

With the agreement extended through 2031, FIFA and Sportradar reaffirm their shared commitment to transparency, prevention, and the protection of football’s integrity on a global scale.

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