Football's world governing body FIFA has confirmed that it has entered into a new ten-year partnership with law enforcement agency Interpol in a bid to crack down on match fixing.

The agreement will see Interpol receive EUR4m (£3.5m) in each of the first two years of the programme, followed by EUR1.5m (£1.3m) a year for the remaining eight years. Worth a total of EUR20m (£17.6m) across the entire lifespan of the agreement, it is one of the largest ever grants received by Interpol from a private institution.

Funding will go towards a dedicated FIFA Anti-Corruption Training Wing at the Interpol Global Complex in Singapore to help target illegal betting and match-fixing. FIFA president Sepp Blatter said: "The threat of match-fixing in sport is a major one, and we are committed to doing everything in our power to tackle this threat.

"In the fight against illegal betting and match-fixing, the preventive measures that can be taken and the protection of the players and the integrity of the game are of the utmost importance." Interpol secretary General Ronald K Noble added: "Illicit betting and match-fixing rings have demonstrated their global reach to fundamentally undermine football from one continent to another by corrupting administrators, officials and players and they require a global response."

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