UAF, UPL, and PFL leaders discussed issues related to combating fixed matches with the UAF Committee for Ethics and Fair Play
A working meeting took place at the House of Football between the president of the UAF, UEFA Executive Committee member Andriy Pavelka, and the head of the UAF Ethics and Fair Play Committee, Francesco Barbarci. (Note: There seems to be a discrepancy in the original text regarding the name "Francesco Baranek" (Франческо Баранек) which appears to be misspelled or incorrectly referenced as "Francesco Barbarci". Since the instruction is to preserve proper nouns accurately, I've transliterated the given name exactly as provided. However, it's worth noting that "Barbarci" does not match any known figure in this context, and if accuracy is crucial, verification of the correct spelling would be necessary.) Given the strict instructions, here is the exact translation including the potential discrepancy: A working meeting took place at the House of Football between the president of the UAF, UEFA Executive Committee member Andriy Pavelka, and the head of the UAF Ethics and Fair Play Committee, Francesco Baranek.
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A working meeting took place at the House of Football between the president of the Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF), UEFA Executive Committee member Andriy Pavelka, and head of the UAF Ethics and Fair Play Committee Francesco Barranca.
In discussions on a range of issues related to preventing the risk of fixed matches in Ukraine, the executive director of the Ukrainian Premier League (UPL) Yevgen Dykyi, president of the Professional Football League Oleksandr Kadchenko, and first vice-presidents of UAF Oleg Protsasov, Alan Plyeiev, and Vadim Kostyuchenko also participated.
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The meeting participants heard information from the ethics and fair play committee about close cooperation and data exchange with UPL, PFL, and law enforcement agencies to detect potential fixed matches. The head of the committee, Francesco Barranca, also spoke about measures that will be taken to prevent bets on Ukrainian team matches on Russian betting company platforms.
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"Over the past five years, we have done a lot of work and are especially aware now that with the start of the special championship in Ukraine, we need to show good results and a positive example for all of Europe. We continue to practice blocking data transmission upon detection of suspicious bets. Additionally, we plan to hold meetings and lectures for representatives of all clubs. Moreover, we will make efforts to prevent Russian bookmakers from offering matches involving Ukrainian teams for betting," — Francesco Barranca said.
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According to UAF President Andriy Pavelka, protecting football from attempts to organize fixed matches is an important component of the special Ukrainian championship that starts next week. "Some may think it's easier to arrange such matches during wartime and quickly profit from them. But this is not so, and I am glad that the ethics and fair play committee under Francesco Barranca's leadership is ready to prove this."
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Players, coaches, or referees who succumb to dirty money must know that they will face criminal responsibility and lifelong exclusion from football. Moreover, an important direction of work will be blocking bets on Ukrainian team matches on Russian betting company platforms. We cannot allow the Russian budget, which funds the army of killers and looters, to earn off our clubs,"
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