Chris Matthews

1 month ago | ca.sports.yahoo.com | Paul MacInnes |Lorenzo Buzzoni |Chris Matthews

The prevalence of gambling money in European football has been laid bare by new research that shows two-thirds of teams across 31 top divisions have at least one sponsorship deal with a betting firm. As the Premier League counts down to a ban on front-of-shirt sponsorship by gambling companies, due to come into force next year, data also shows clubs in European countries have found ways to get around such restrictions.