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English Premiership football club Fulham FC has today announced the signing of a new club shirt sponsorship with Alderney-licensed sports betting and igaming operator Marathonbet. The deal is set to see Marathonbet sponsor the West London football club owned by celebrity billionaire Muhammad Al Fayed for the next two years.
The Sponsorship of Fulham FC home and away football kits has been announced as the biggest in the clubs history. Marathonbet will replace financial trading company FxPro as the football main shirt sponsor. Fulham FC CEO Alastair Mackintosh described Marathonbet as a “dynamic and inventive brand, which we are proud to associate with Fulham FC.”
Marathonbet currently operate both online and offline gambling operations, the company also owns three land-based betting shops in the UK. It has also been confirmed that the operator has the right to renew/extend its shirt sponsorship by a further year at the end of the 2014-15 football season.
Graham Luke Marathonbet CEO “Fulham Football Club is the ideal partner and ideal platform from which Marathonbet can introduce itself as the sportsbook ‘where the world comes to play Marathonbet, like Fulham is unique in its tradition and values, and I am excited at the prospect of developing a successful partnership”
