Football

The head of Italy’s football federation has called on the government to overturn the ban on gambling ads in the country, claiming that Italian clubs need the revenue to produce better domestic players. It comes in the wake of Italy failing to qualify for the World Cup for the third time in a row. Meanwhile, […]

The Ghana international, Yaw Yeboah, is one of two players that have been banned for life by Major League Soccer (MLS) after betting on games – including those in which they were personally involved. Yeboah and Derrick Jones have been kicked out of North America’s premier football competition for their ‘extensive’ gambling, while it’s also […]

Paddy Power have paid out on Arsenal winning the Premier League title… despite there still being 13 rounds of games to be played. The Flutter Entertainment firm have had a long history of paying out on bets early – some of those decisions costing the brand millions of pounds. Although designed to be a light-hearted, […]

The gambling scandal engulfing Turkish football took a new twist this week when 102 professional players were banned over ‘betting related activities’. Of that group, 25 ply their trade in the Super Lig; the top tier of Turkish football in which giants such as Galatasaray, Besiktas and Fenerbahce compete. Indeed, two players from Galatasaray – […]

After being cleared of four counts of match fixing back in July, Lucas Paqueta is considering suing the Football Association over his two-year ordeal. The Brazilian’s legal team is ‘considering all options’, after the FA’s investigation – which began as far back as August 2023 – ultimately came to nothing. And it has also been […]