International criminal police organisation Interpol has opted to end the use of funds provided by Fifa due to an ongoing investigation into alleged corruption at football’s global governing body. As reported by iGaming Business, Interpol in 2011 entered into a partnership with Fifa as part of a joint effort to combat corruption in sport. Under the agreement, Fifa provided a donation of €20m ($22.4m) to enable the creation of a 10-year ‘Integrity in Sport’ programme. The initiative was designed to help Interpol’s various member countries around the world prevent the manipulation of sporting events and illegal gambling by criminal groups….

iGaming Business – Khoo Boon Hui, former president of Interpol, the International Criminal Police Organisation, has warned that global scrutiny of the 2014 Fifa World Cup will not deter individuals from attempting to fix matches during the upcoming national team football tournament in Brazil. Khoo, who held the role of Interpol president between 2008 and 2012, now serves as senior deputy secretary of home affairs for Singapore and also sits on the advisory board for the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS). According to the Kyodo news agency, Khoo said that the huge interest in the tournament will not dissuade…