The first international treaty on match-fixing will enter into force on 1 September following ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions.
Last week Switzerland became the fifth Council of Europe member state to ratify the convention, also known as the Macolin Convention, following Norway, Portugal, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine, finally triggering its entry into force. The convention was launched in 2014.
“The entry into force of the Macolin Convention is [...]