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SIGA and São Paulo FC to mark Sport Integrity Week with ‘Integrity Match’
Former men’s and women’s Brazil internationals are among those taking part in September’s exhibition soccer match, which aims to promote integrity in sport.
SIGA LATIN AMERICA, which is a subsidiary of the Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA), is teaming up with Brazilian soccer club São Paulo FC to hold an all-star ‘Integrity Match’.
Staged at São Paulo’s Morumbi stadium on Monday 4 September, the exhibition match will seek to promote positive sporting values as part of a wider global campaign aimed at fostering integrity in sport.
“In a symbolic gesture to emphasize individual and collective responsibility for integrity and fair play on and off the field, the match will be played without referees,” SIGA said in a statement on Wednesday.
Personalities from across sports industry
Among the game’s confirmed participants are former Brazil men’s internationals Cicinho, Zetti and Grafite, and ex-women’s national-team player Alline Calandrini. Personalities from other areas of the sports industry will also be involved, such as Brazilian sports minister Ana Moser, who is a former Olympic volleyball player.
The ‘Integrity Match’ is part of the 2023 edition of Sport Integrity Week, an annual SIGA initiative which this year will take place from 2 to 9 September at a range of venues worldwide.
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“An authentic galaxy of stars and charismatic personalities”
SIGA’s global CEO Emanuel Macedo de Medeiros, who is also SIGA LATIN AMERICA’s chairman and CEO, said: “An authentic galaxy of stars and charismatic personalities from the entire sports universe coming together for the same cause - in this case, sport integrity - is not a phenomenon we witness every day.
“On behalf of SIGA LATIN AMERICA and the global universe that SIGA represents, I thank all the people and institutions that supporting us and will be with us at Morumbi stadium on the evening of 4 September.
“Our heartfelt gratitude goes out to the sports legends who will dazzle us with their magic on the field, as well as our partners and sponsors, without forgetting, of course, all the fans who will be making a festive atmosphere in the stands.”
Júlio Casares, the president of São Paulo FC, said: “It is with profound joy that São Paulo FC welcomes #SIW2023 and hosts the ‘Integrity Match’. There is a great alignment of purposes with SIGA, due to their work in the field of sport integrity and in defence of human rights.”
Casares added: “Let’s go, SPFC and SIGA! Together for sport Integrity!”
What is SIGA?
SIGA is a non-profit organisation that works with stakeholders from across the sporting world to safeguard integrity and good governance in the industry. AS is a proud media partner of the body.