The main goal of the proposed project is to develop an analysis framework that can help answering such questions. The intended framework will enable the identification and traction of important events (topics) and key actors within those topics, as well as identify their origin and propagation timeline. Measures and indicators to characterize events will be proposed by the research team and provided by the framework contributing with essential information to understand the social networkphenomena and its importance in current world society.

The specific objectives are: To establish partnerships between leading anti-corruption organisations and professional football leagues as well as other relevant stakeholders in six EU Member States and at the European level, To raise awareness among key stakeholders (officials of national football leagues and federations, clubs, players, referees, coaches, heads of youth academies, technical staff, the media, supporters, etc.) and the general public about match- fixing and the risks and costs associated with it, To pilot existing and develop new approaches and good practice in preventing and tackling matchfixing in six EU Member States and at European level, To develop and test materials (flyers, brochures), tools and models for country- specific workshops to train officials of national football leagues and federations, clubs, players, coaches, heads of youth academies, technical staff and referees in how to avoid being part of match-fixing.