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FAI: No Ban on Sponsorship Deals Between League of Ireland Football Clubs and Sports Betting Companies

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March 12, 2021

Niji Narayan

FAI: No Ban on Sponsorship Deals Between League of Ireland Football Clubs and Sports Betting Companies

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The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has announced that it will not ban sponsorship deals between League of Ireland football clubs and sports betting companies after Shamrock Rovers sealed a deal with a betting operator this week.

The announcement comes despite growing opposition to betting sponsorship of sport in Ireland. The FAI has already decided to avoid sponsorship deals with betting operators itself.

Shamrock Rovers have announced 888 as the club’s new sponsor after a two-year deal with JD Sports was severed after one season.

Before that, FAI Cup holders Dundalk struck a deal with Bet Regal in December to replace Fyffes as the team’s main sponsor.

Asked about the FAI’s opinion on the agreements, league director Mark Scanlon said: “We’re quite happy with our own stance in relation to that. Matters for the clubs themselves are internal matters. As long as they fit within the UEFA regulation and FAI regulation, we’re happy with that.”

Scanlon was also asked if he believed league clubs being sponsored by betting companies could give the wrong message to young football supporters.

He said: “That’s internally what clubs have to decide themselves. We made our decisions within the FAI.”

Related Topics:888 Bet Regal Dundalk Football Association of Ireland Ireland JD Sports League of Ireland Mark Scanlon Shamrock Rovers

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Niji Narayan

Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.