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“The End of Brazilian Football”: Clubs Rally to Defend Their Betting Sponsors
🔹 Major Brazilian clubs, including Flamengo, Atlético Mineiro and Grêmio, as well as the football federations of the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, have spoken out against strict limits on the legal gambling market. In a joint manifesto titled “The End of Brazilian Football,” they warned of the consequences of a possible loss of funding from gambling companies.
🔹The clubs note that operators’ funds have become one of the important sources of football financing. That money is used to maintain training facilities, pay salaries, develop youth teams and women’s football. For smaller clubs, finding other sponsors quickly will be especially difficult.
🔹According to the authors of the appeal, a sudden change in the rules could jeopardize existing contracts and long-term financial plans. For some clubs, this could create a risk of financial problems.
🔹Instead of strict bans, football organizations propose strengthening the fight against illegal platforms and protecting players. Their position is that shutting down the legal market will not stop betting, but will merely move it to illegal operators, while football will lose part of its funding.
🔹The manifesto ends with the words: “If you do away with the regulated market, bets will not disappear. Football will.”
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