Takeover will allow Toon to spend £200m on squad without FFP breach
Bergwijn, his replacement, didn’t stand a chance once booed on to the field and was anonymous. It’s the unexplored, unanticipated downside of the big stadium move. The noise of an angry large capacity ground can send any team into a tailspin. He just looked busier than most. And no doubt Levy, from his perch, could…
Arsenal called out for Twitter betting ad next to Junior Gunners’ post
EFL clubs would be exempt altogether on the grounds that the estimated £40m loss of annual income would be catastrophic for lower league clubs. Any voluntary ban on gambling sponsorship would only apply to front-of-shirt deals, so sleeve and training kit sponsorship from the betting industry would continue to be permitted. And no doubt Levy,…
Clubs admit they can’t turn down cash from betting firm deals
West Ham have a £10m-a-year deal with Betway, Leeds United’s deal with SBOTOP is worth £7.8m per season, while Newcastle are paid £7.5m a year by Fun88. In the Championship, there were 16 out of 24 sides who had betting partners last season. Teams from the top two divisions rake in around £110million a year…