AS: Real Madrid players receive La Liga integrity education aimed at promoting the message not to bet on any event

According to "AS" report, all Real Madrid players have received La Liga integrity education, which aims to remind all professional players of all 42 first- and second-division clubs not to bet on their own games or any other events, not to use inside information, and not to provide or accept bonuses to third parties.

All Real Madrid players received a visit from La Liga's integrity officer on Friday as part of La Liga's annual promotional campaign. Club sources said: "Real Madrid adopts a zero-tolerance attitude towards betting and match-fixing, regardless of whether criminal liability is involved."

Real Madrid's players listened very carefully to La Liga's updated course, which emphasized the importance of strict compliance with rules to avoid sports and legal problems. According to the Spanish Football Players' Association (AFE), "match fixing is the deliberate alteration of the outcome or course of a match in order to eliminate its unpredictability and obtain undue advantage for oneself or others".

This kind of crime is clearly stipulated in the criminal law. Offenders will face 6 months to 4 years in prison and will be banned from engaging in related occupations for 1 to 6 years. In addition, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) may also impose a fine of 3005.06 euros to 30551 euros, deprive the license of 2 to 5 years, or even permanently cancel the license. Therefore, any intentional interference with the proper conduct of the game may constitute a criminal and disciplinary violation.

In addition to external supervision, Real Madrid "implements internal monitoring of all its teams, from the first team to the youth academy and the football and basketball departments." Club sources emphasized that, according to the Spanish Football Federation and La Liga, Real Madrid is a model in this regard. La Liga has made it a rule to visit all teams every year to remind them that they must abide by the rules.

For nearly ten seasons, La Liga has been offering courses taught by experts such as Iñaki Arbea, who has worked for more than ten years in the Economic Crime and Organized Crime Unit of the National Police of Navarra. On Friday, La Liga's head of integrity, Pedro Varas, went to the Valdebebas base to give a course explanation.

Every year, La Liga holds 160 mandatory integrity seminars for 42 clubs, their affiliates and youth teams (players must sign a document confirming their understanding). The courses also inform players that, in addition to directly manipulating the outcome of a match, the use or passing on of inside information, the provision of winnings to third parties, intentional foul play or the artificial manipulation of any betting parameters of the game are also prohibited. La Liga relies on TYCHE software to monitor unusual activity at bookmakers and works with the police to combat such behaviour.