Bet You Didn't Know That!

Many football clubs have sponsorship deals with bookmakers. This looks like a conflict of interest, to me at least. Should they even be allowed in the first place? I’ll leave you to make up your own mind.

Sports Betting Sponsorships as of 2006-2007 Season

Arsenal - Paddy Power

Aston Villa - 32red.com

Blackburn Rovers - Bet24.com

Bolton Wanderers - Betfred

Charlton Athletic - Ladbrokes, Paddy Power

Chelsea - Ladbrokes, Coral

Everton - Littlewoods Gaming, Coral

Fulham - Coral

Liverpool - Paddy Power

Manchester City - Totalbet

Manchester United - Betfred

Newcastle United - Bet365

Portsmouth - Ladbrokes

Sheffield United - Ladbrokes

Tottenham Hotspur - Mansion

Watford - Ladbrokes

West Ham - Ladbrokes, Pinnacle

Wigan Athletic - Tote Plc

That is 18 out of the 20 teams in the Premiership. Here’s more…

Real Madrid - Bwin

Recreativo Huelva - Interweten

Espanyol - Interweten

AC Milan - Bwin

Palermo - Sportingbet

Udinese - Eurobet

These are just a few of the countless other sport bookmakers who sponsor football teams. Interestingly, the Spanish and Italian teams that I have listed either did very well or did very badly this season...

Bet you didn’t know that!