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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Paul MacInnes

Players to wear yellow laces in support of ban on gambling adverts in football

Members of the Big Step campaign outside Goodison Park in July
Big Step campaigners demand gambling reform in July, with Everton among the Premier League clubs who advertise bookmakers on their shirts. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA

British footballers will stage their first on-pitch protest against the effects of gambling harm this weekend, with more than 100 players showing support for a ban on advertising by bookmakers.

Players in FA Cup, Scottish Women’s Premier League Cup, Women’s Championship and non-league matches will wear yellow laces as they try to heighten the pressure on government to take action.

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