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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Mark Sweney

Former footballers broke UK advertising rules with CBD tweets, says ASA

Matt Le Tissier told his 650,000 followers the product was a ‘gamechanger’ for people with pain or insomnia.
Matt Le Tissier told his 650,000 followers the product was a ‘gamechanger’ for people with pain or insomnia. Photograph: Adam Davy/PA

Former footballers Matt Le Tissier and John Hartson broke UK advertising rules by posting promotional tweets about a cannabidiol (CBD) product without telling consumers they were being paid by its retailer, the industry watchdog has said.

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) investigated complaints about a number of posts on X, formerly known as Twitter, promoting Supreme CBD, a company set up by former boxer Anthony Fowler.

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