UEFA president Michel Platini has warned of mafia involvement in match-fixing - but his call for a Europe-wide sports police force has fallen on deaf ears.
Platini said match-fixers were not "petty criminals" but money launderers and that such a police force could also tackle hooliganism.
In his speech at the UEFA Congress in London, Platini said: "We are protecting our sport from this scourge with all the means at our disposal, but, unfortunately, that is sometimes not enough."
He added: "We are not dealing with petty criminals who are looking to make ends meet.
"It would seem that we are, in some instances, dealing with mafia-type organisations that are using certain matches to launder money, tarnishing our sport in the process.
"We can take reassurance from the fact that this is far from being a widespread phenomenon. However, just one fixed match is one match too many.
"Six years ago now, in response to this problem of betting, corruption and match-fixing, as well as the problems of hooliganism and doping, I called for the establishment of a European sports police force.
"There has been no response to those calls so far. Given the absence of any reaction and the lack of awareness on the part of politicians, I renew that call today."
Platini said only 10 of UEFA's 53 countries had legislation that outlaws match-fixing - Britain is one of those.
"That's not many, and not enough," added the UEFA president.
