D.Phil., Oxford University
B.A, University of Toronto
Declan Hill is a journalist, academic and consultant. He is one of the world’s foremost experts on match fixing and corruption in international sports. In 2008, Hill, as a Chevening Scholar, obtained his doctorate in Sociology at the University of Oxford.
His book ‘The Fix: Organized Crime and Soccer’ has appeared in twenty-one languages. Hill was the first person to show the new danger to international sport posed by the globalization of the gambling market and match-fixing at the highest levels of professional football (soccer) including the Champions League and FIFA World Cup tournaments. Part of the book details his involvement with an Asian match-fixing gang as they travelled around the world to fix major football matches.
Hill has also published a number of academic articles, was a reviewer for Global Integrity and has probed the impact of the Russian mafia on professional ice hockey in the NHL. In 2011, he pioneered the first on-line anti-match-fixing education course for Sport Accord that was eventually used by Interpol – the International Police Force.
In his spare time, Hill is a keen amateur boxer and martial arts enthusiast. He leads groups of recreational and competitive fighters to train in Havana, Cuba. On March 31, 2012, Hill won a charity boxing match that was part of the historic Trudeau-Brazeau night – as part of Fight for the Cure in support the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation.
Hill speaks four languages – English, French, Spanish and (poor) Italian.
Declan Hill has written journal articles, book sections and an academic book Insider’s Guide to Match-Fixing in Football to explain the new phenomenon of globalization and match-fixing in professional sports.
Hill’s other academic interests are corruption studies, organized crime and ‘informal governance’ – or the analysis of power structures in societies that are outside formal governments.
Hill is driven by evidence-based work: research methods should fit the topic that is being examined, rather than shaping the topic to use a favourite research method. Therefore, Hill uses both qualitative (interviews, text analysis) and quantitative methods (statistics) in his research.
Declan Hill, associate professor of criminal justice, will present new research on U.S. sports betting legislation and gambling corruption at the "Play the Game" conference on match fixing.
Declan Hill, associate professor of investigations, met with a former member of a notorious match-fixing gang to discuss game fixing in high-profile sporting events- despite anti-fixing initiatives by the sports industry.
Declan Hill, associate professor of investigations, comments on the threat posed to soccer as FIFA President Gianni Infantino prepares to take office for a second term, foregoing the re-election process.
Declan Hill, associate professor of investigations, thinks that it is about time that a conversation is started about how to tackle the problem of match-fixing once and for all.
Declan Hill, associate professor of investigations, will be one of the keynote speakers at the 2019 Symposium on Match Manipulation and Gambling in Sport.
Declan Hill, associate professor of investigations, shares his thoughts about the SNC-Lavalin case and commenting about the possible case of political corruption within the Canadian government.
Declan Hill, associate professor of investigations, shares his thoughts about a case involving SNC-Lavalin that has been called the "biggest fraud in Canadian history."
Declan Hill, an associate professor of investigations, writes about the effects of a changing Canadian legal system.
Declan Hill, an associate professor of investigations, talks about the implications of WADA’s decision and the response thus far from the professional sports community.
Declan Hill, an associate professor of investigations, shares his thoughts on an investigative documentary focused on corruption in African sports.
Declan Hill, associate professor of investigations, shares his thoughts regarding the new FIFA code of ethics.