Betting sponsorships barred from Wembley amid sale talk
Measures to ensure that stadium remains “home of English football” will include outright ban on gambling partnerships
Betting sponsorships will not be permitted at Wembley Stadium if the venue is sold to billionaire businessman Shahid Kahn, according to reports.
According to the Financial Times, terms of any sale stipulate that Khan must agree to measures to ensure Wembley remains the “home of English football”.
These measures are likely to include an outright ban on betting sponsorships after the Football Association (FA) terminated its relationship with all gambling companies in June last year.
Kahn would also be barred from changing the name of the stadium until 2057, while betting brands on ad boards inside and outside of the stadium would also be banned.
Khan, who owns Premier League football club Fulham and the NFL’s team Jacksonville Jaguars, made a £600m offer to the FA to purchase the stadium in April.
Last month, FA CEO Martin Glenn said the governing body charged with the decision to sell the stadium was “still some way off a commercial deal that works”.
He added: “Anyone buying the stadium can’t change the name, and has to keep it to certain quality, has to keep the grass pitch. We’re selling an asset with real restrictions.”