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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Rob Davies

‘Incoherent’: Premier League proposals for gambling sponsors ignore hoardings

Action from West Ham's match against Newcastle United at the London Stadium on 5 April 2023
Action from West Ham’s match against Newcastle United at the London Stadium on 5 April 2023, with Betway hoardings pitchside. Photograph: Chloe Knott/Danehouse/Getty Images

Proposals by Premier League football clubs to give up gambling sponsors on team shirts have been criticised by campaigners as “incoherent” because they ignore more visible forms of advertising such as pitchside hoardings.

Clubs in the English top flight are understood to be close to agreeing a plan to ditch betting sponsors from shirts voluntarily, with the issue expected to go to a vote before June.

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