In collaboration with Payame Noor University and Iranian Scientific association of sport management

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The aim of the present study the influence of mass media on the control of corruption in football. The study population consisted of all players in terms of purpose and working in the Iranian Premier League (420 = N) which uses a simple random sampling and the sample was determined by Cochran (203 = n). A questionnaire to collect data on the impact of the mass media 23 questions in 4 subscales (of culture, of education, of information and of social contributions) and section 15 questions in 4 small techniques to control corruption scale (of the effectiveness of laws, regulatory factors, cultural factors and economic factors and subsistence) was set up and developed. The validity and content validity of construct validity and reliability using Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient was investigated. Data for the analysis of Pearson correlation coefficient using spss software and structural equation modeling approach was used by AMOS software.The results showed that the mass media with a correlation coefficient 0/812 to control corruption in football and there is a positive correlation. SEM results showed that the mass media with the value of 0/78 and critical ratio (CR) 5/123 impact on the control of corruption in football. The mass media to promote transparency, reduce corruption plays an effective role as an increase in the transparency procedures, increase the participation of citizens and ensure their rights in the management of sports organizations.

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