From 2026, EFL clubs will remove betting ads from shirts announced this Thursday by the competition’s governing body.
In a statement, the organizer of England’s premier football competition explains that the clubs have agreed after a lengthy negotiation process to drop gambling sponsorship, adding that the measure should come into effect at the end of the 2025/26 season. season.
According to the Premier League, the measure is part of the government’s review of gambling laws.
The organization highlights the fact that the English League is the first sporting competition in the United Kingdom to voluntarily cut advertising for betting games.
Of the 20 clubs currently competing in the Premier League, eight use bookmaker sponsorship on their shirts: Bournemouth, Brentford, Everton, Fulham, Leeds, Newcastle, Southampton and West Ham.
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Source: CM Jornal
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