{"id":9584,"date":"2025-05-28T10:00:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T09:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbceurasia.com\/en\/?p=9584"},"modified":"2025-05-28T10:00:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T09:00:22","slug":"increased-interest-in-football-club-sponsorship-by-bookmakers-and-cryptocurrency-companies-noted-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbceurasia.com\/en\/2025\/05\/28\/increased-interest-in-football-club-sponsorship-by-bookmakers-and-cryptocurrency-companies-noted-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Increased Interest in Football Club Sponsorship by Bookmakers and Cryptocurrency Companies Noted in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A report published by <strong>Play the Game<\/strong> highlights the extent of sponsorship from betting and cryptocurrency companies in European football, further drawing public attention to these sectors\u2019 involvement in the sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Play the Game is an initiative by the Danish Institute for Sports Studies aimed at highlighting critical issues in sport. The report provides a detailed overview of the prevalence of partnerships with betting and crypto companies across the <strong>top five European football leagues<\/strong> for the 2024\/25 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Premier League<\/strong> and <strong>Italian Serie A<\/strong> lead the rankings, with <strong>all 20 clubs<\/strong> in both leagues having at least one betting company among their commercial partners. In the <strong>Bundesliga<\/strong> (Germany), 78% of clubs have such partnerships, while in <strong>Ligue 1<\/strong> (France), the figure is 72%. Only 35% of clubs in <strong>La Liga<\/strong> (Spain) have betting sponsors, due to stricter national regulations on gambling advertising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, <strong>15 out of 20 La Liga clubs<\/strong> circumvent the ban by entering into deals with Asian-facing bookmakers registered outside Spain, as the ban applies only within Spanish borders. For instance, <strong>Atletico Madrid<\/strong> has partnerships with <strong>ATY, Leyu, and K8<\/strong>, but these are not listed on the club\u2019s official website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report also highlights a growing interest in football from cryptocurrency companies. In the top five leagues, <strong>at least 50% of clubs<\/strong> have a crypto partner<strong>\u0438 100% of clubs <\/strong>have crypto sponsors, which may be directly linked to the ban on gambling advertising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Across the nine leagues included in the study &#8211; which also covers the top divisions in <strong>Mexico, Brazil, Nigeria, and India<\/strong> &#8211; the findings include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>173 active partnerships with betting companies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>172 sponsorship agreements with crypto firms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>72 deals specifically with crypto betting companies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The gambling industry, and now the crypto sector, are seen as lucrative revenue sources for football clubs, given the strong ties between the sport and betting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amid ongoing discussions around the <strong>Football Governance Bill<\/strong> in the UK, <strong>Baroness Karren Brady<\/strong> (former Managing Director of Birmingham City and current Vice-Chair of West Ham United) noted that the average difference between gambling and non-gambling sponsorship deals is around 40%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor some Premier League clubs, this could mean a reduction of up to 20% in their total commercial income,\u201d she said, referring to the <strong>Premier League\u2019s front-of-shirt betting sponsorship ban<\/strong>, which will take effect from the <strong>2026\/27 season<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>UEFA <\/strong>financial report from the 2023-24 season also revealed that top division clubs raked in record revenues of <strong>\u20ac26.8bn <\/strong>during the period \u2013 the greatest contributor to this figure was from sponsorship and commercial sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the top 20 leagues at the time of the report, betting companies were the most common main shirt sponsors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Unlicensed Operators<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Play the Game<\/strong> report also points to the high number of partnerships with operators that are unlicensed in the countries where the associated clubs are based. As a result, some clubs are reportedly trying to hide these deals from fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, UK visitors to <strong>Chelsea FC\u2019s <\/strong>website won\u2019t see any mention of its partnership with <strong>Kaiyun<\/strong>, an Asian betting company unlicensed in the UK. However, if accessed from <strong>Vietnam or Hong Kong<\/strong>, the partnership is visible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nottingham Forest<\/strong> and <strong>Crystal Palace<\/strong> have both previously received warnings from the<strong> UK Gambling Commission (UKGC)<\/strong> regarding their relationships with <strong>Kaiyun Sports<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More recently, <strong>multiple sponsorship deals involving Premier League clubs<\/strong> were thrown into question after <strong>TGP Europe<\/strong> exited the UK market following a UKGC<strong> <\/strong>investigation, which found <strong>serious anti-money laundering (AML) failings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Companies like <strong>DEBET, SBOTOP, Sportsbetio.uk, and bj88<\/strong> had <strong>white label agreements<\/strong> with TGP Europe, enabling them to sponsor Premier League clubs. After TGP\u2019s withdrawal, the <strong>UKGC sent warning letters<\/strong> to <strong>Bournemouth, Fulham, Newcastle United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Burnley<\/strong>, stating that club staff could face fines or imprisonment if found promoting unlicensed operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These clubs must now ensure that UK users cannot access these gambling sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Birmingham City<\/strong> was also reminded by the UKGC to conduct adequate due diligence, following an investigation by <strong>iGaming Expert<\/strong>, which revealed that its new Asian betting partner, <strong>God55<\/strong>, misled users by falsely claiming to hold a license from the <strong>Malta Gaming Authority<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A New Financial Avenue<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite these scandals and tightening regulations, betting sponsorships remain a significant source of revenue for football clubs. Now, with stricter rules and the growing popularity of cryptocurrency, clubs have found a new financial lifeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, San Francisco-based crypto exchange<strong> Kraken<\/strong> recorded a <strong>128% increase in revenue to $1.5 billion<\/strong> in the same year it became the official crypto and Web3 partner of<strong> Atletico Madrid, RB Leipzig, and Tottenham Hotspur<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the 2024\/25 Premier League season, crypto companies spent a record<strong> $170 million on sponsorship deals<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report concludes that the blending of the crypto and betting sectors is especially concerning, as transactions in both industries are &#8220;virtually untraceable.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to subscribe to our <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/sbceurasia\">Telegram channel<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A report published by Play the Game highlights the extent of sponsorship from betting and cryptocurrency companies in European football, further drawing public attention to these sectors\u2019 involvement in the sport. 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