The English Football Association has charged four players for breaching its code of conduct relating to betting on a match they were involved with.  The match in question was the Accrington Stanley vs. Bury League Two match in May 2008, the incident was brought to light by suspicious betting activity surrounding the match. Three players [...]

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UK bookmakers William Hill and Blue SQ have reported some betting irregularities on the Blue Square Premier game between Grays Athletic and Forest Green Rovers.  Grays won the game 2-1 after being 1-0 down and then scored twice in 50 seconds to win the game. Both of the companies reported that they had seen large [...]

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The company that took over running and rebranding of the Football Pools, Sportech PLC yesterday launched a claim with the UK Customs Office (HMRC) for overpaid VAT (Value Added Tax) payments in relation to the “Spot The Ball” game which was ran from 1979 through to 1996. The claim is in the region of £40 [...]

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Sportingbet who are an internet based betting company that is listed on the London Stock Exchange has today announced a sponsorship deal with Coca Cola Championship team Wolverhampton Wanderers that runs into seven figures has become the largest sponsorship deal in Wolves 132 year history. The deal which starts from Jone 2009 will see Sportingbet [...]

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One of the UK’s largest bookmakers, William Hill have today reported that they have suspended betting on the next Premiership manager to go after an unprecedented number of bets being place on Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez. On Tuesday evening Rafa Benitez was showing at odds of 20/1 and was classed as an outside to be [...]

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The governing body of European Football, UEFA is to create a special department that will look into the abnormal betting patterns that have been brought to its attention in 25 matches over the last two years. The operation is scheduled to be fully operational by next season and was the decision of  a meeting of [...]

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Following the defeat at home to Premiership newcomers Hull City, several bookmakers have given odds of as low as 5/1 for Tottenham Hotspur to be relegated to the Coca Cola Championship.   Spurs are now languishing at the bottom of the Premiership taking just two points out of a possible twenty one making it their worst [...]

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Another top Spanish La Liga team has agreed a sponsorship deal with an online casino, this time it falls to the premiership team Atletico Madrid and the Finnish based casino PAF.  Paf’s casino chip logo will now appear on the teams shorts, training kit and be featured heavily at the training ground for the next [...]

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The online casino and poker company 888.com has today confirmed that it will continue its shirt sponsorship deal with the Spanish La Liga championship side Sevilla FC. 888.com has sponsored Sevilla FC since the 06/07 season and has now extended this deal until the 2010/2011 campaign. The president of Sevilla FC, Jose Maria del Nido [...]

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The first all english Champions League final between Man Utd and Chelsea in Moscow on Wednesday 21st May has really captured the imagination of the nation’s football fans. It is the first time in the European Cup’s 42 year history, that two sides from England have met in the final and it is testiment to [...]

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