Corruption’s offence in sport: a chiaroscuro of the expansion of the concept of corruption

Abstract

Throughout 2019, volumes have been written about match fixing and the first court decision on the offence of corruption in sport, created in 2010, has been issued. Given their newsworthiness and media coverage that such cases are receiving, an analysis of the corruption in sport offence, in the context of the liberal principles of Criminal Law, is required. This piece will centre on an analysis of the legitimacy of this particular offence, through the concept of legally protected interest as an instrument of legislative criticism. Our starting point will be consideration of that question and we will make a proposal for future regulation.