Premier League clubs including Arsenal and Manchester City were last night accused of ‘giving football a bad name’ for promoting gambling firms on Twitter.
Many children will be among the legions of followers amassed by the clubs on the platform.
Twitter posts from Arsenal’s official account urged their 17million followers to gamble with Sportsbet.io, described as the side’s ‘official betting partner’.
Manchester City’s official Twitter account promoted odds from betting firm Marathon Bet to the club’s nine million followers before their victory over Sheffield United on Saturday.