He should've been banned for much, much longer. Betting on your own team to lose is unbelievable, even if he didn't play. He knows these players well and is in a direct position to influence them.
Now that full details have been released I am surprised how short the ban is, should have been at least all next season and worldwide in my opinion.
And they’ve only lost 9 times this season! He has a gambling addiction. Not sure what the appeal is for a rich footballer. Having £10 on a 25/1 shot which comes off can’t have the same thrill . I suppose it’s economies of scale.
They'll apply to extend it to a worldwide ban if he tries to move, apparently. Do we have any idea how much he was betting?
Gambling is an addiction, the point is there is no reason that makes sense, the worry that football should take into account is casting him adrift in the early period of his punishment as Southgate pointed out , they should allow his club to aid and guide him while banned I'll bet he's the thin end of the wedge and there will be more crapping themselves after this
I think there’s a boredom issue with top level footballers. They’re probably just doing what their non-footballer mates do. No doubt he got into it when he was in the lower leagues when a successful bet did carry a buzz for him
Years ago I drank in the bar of a local golf club ( mate was the manager) and a lot of the 80s Spurs players could be found there after a round of golf and the money they chucked about betting on the most stupid things was unbelievable, a couple of them playing a game of conkers using very expensive wrist watches while the notes piled up after every hit until the loser stopped ticking Knowing how easy it is to gamble now it's know wonder it's tempting, if football was serious about the betting they should ban all sponsorship from those companies but we know it won't happen due to the money pouring into the game
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65260002 A PL sponsor proportion of 2 in 5, is not good is it. You need to get the data on sponsor type (primary - name on the shirt etc) and % of total sponsor income for each club, to know what the real effects of banning such companies would be,
There's been calls for PL clubs to lowtone gambling firms for the best part of ten years, especially when it was noticed how many clubs in deprived areas happen to have gambling firms emblazoned on their kits William Hill having their name plastered over our pre-match tweets a few seasons ago always left a sour taste
Skybet, whose main defence when anybody suggests how dodgy that setup clearly is boils down to "Well Paddy Power owns it now" - even though Skybet ads still feature Sky pundits...
The stage was set for Dortmund to take a step towards the Bundesliga title, with Bayern losing to Monster Energy Dusseldorf last week meaning that a win today against Mainz would put Dortmund on the cusp of the title They went 1-0 down in the 15th minute Then, when they had a chance to equalise with an 18th minute penalty, Sebastian Haller missed And then Mainz went 2-0 up in the 25th minute Meanwhile, Bayern are currently 1-0 up against Koln
Just pointing something out: Edin Terzic 's career at Dortmund sounds remarkably familiar An assistant coach since 2018 had to manage a match in 2019 when Lucien Favre was ill Served as interim coach for half of the 2020-21 season when Favre was sacked (with Terzic in charge for a cup final) Returned to assistant roles when Marco Rose was appointed Promoted to fulltime coach last summer when Rose was sacked I thought our fanbase wanted us to be like Dortmund...?
