FIFA sets up matchfixing hotline

Football's governing body said on Friday all matches at the showpiece tournament in South Africa would be monitored by Early Warning System (EWS), a company formed to watch for matchfixing, while more than 400 bookmakers had agreed to report any irregular betting.

"FIFA takes very seriously the fight against irregularities in the football-betting market and potential matchfixing situations in football," it said in a statement.

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