Financial monitoring of football sector: money laundering and countermeasures

The article is devoted to one of the poorly studied and at the same time relevant topics in the fight against the shadow economy - financial monitoring of the football sector. Criminal elements, mafia structures around the world are in constant search of new ways to legalize criminal proceeds. Sport is often is used by them to launder their “dirty” money. The last two to three decades have been associated with the enormous economic importance of sports. This is primarily about football. In general, it should be noted that money has begun to have a very serious impact on the world of sports. This influence of money on sports has, respectively, both positive and negative sides. The article examines certain problem areas that make the football sector vulnerable to money laundering. It is about corruption in football, the internal system of organization, financial transactions and football culture. Supranational and state structures develop and use complex measures to prevent “dirty” schemes in football. The article discusses vulnerabilities that need to be addressed to minimize the risks of money laundering in the football sector. For countries of the former Soviet Union, in particular Russia, Kazakhstan and other countries, football has always been and is a national sport. However, the football industry, as international experience shows, is also a field for laundering “dirty” money. Constant and painstaking work of financial monitoring bodies is needed to counteract the involvement of Kazakhstani sports in the process of money laundering. Also in this matter cooperation with specialized international organizations and other countries is of great importance.