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Brian Mattingley joins fast growth Football Index as Non-Exec Chairman

SBC News Brian Mattingley joins fast growth Football Index as Non-Exec Chairman

Football Index has moved to strengthen its corporate governance and leadership, confirming the appointments of renowned industry executives Brian Mattingley and Mark Blandford as corporate advisors, supporting new company CFO Andrew Burns. Updating the market, Football Index confirms Brian Mattingley as non-executive chairman, a role he will combine alongside his current non-exec chairmanship of FTSE-listed online gambling group 888 Holdings, …

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Football aficionado Balague takes up role with Football Index

SBC News Football aficionado Balague takes up role with Football Index

High-profile football pundit, author and journalist Guillem Balague has joined Football Index as a brand ambassador for the football trading platform. Balague will host trader events and produce regular, exclusive blogs and videos for the platform, which gives users the ability to buy, sell and build a portfolio of players. It is hoped that Football Index’s collaboration with Balague will …

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Iconic commentator confirmed as voice of Football INDEX

SBC News Iconic commentator confirmed as voice of Football INDEX

Iconic football commentator, John Motson has been signed as the voice of Football INDEX, meaning his voice will be heard on the firm’s national TV and radio ads over the next 12 months. Motson’s involvement with Football INDEX comes at a time when demand for football trading continues to rise, particularly amongst football fans, celebrities and City traders. There are …

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Mintbet freshens marketing approach

SBC News Mintbet freshens marketing approach

Bristol Rovers Football Club has revealed that online betting company, Mintbet, will feature as the Club’s brand new back of shirt sponsor for the upcoming League 1 season. As one of the fastest growing new online betting companies Mintbet has expressed delight at securing a deal to be the official back of shirt sponsor with Bristol Rovers. The Mintbet team are …

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Football INDEX unveiled as main sponsor of Bristol Rovers FC

SBC News Football INDEX unveiled as main sponsor of Bristol Rovers FC

League 1 football club, Bristol Rovers has revealed a record deal for the club, unveiling Football INDEX as its new front of shirt sponsor for the 18/19 season. The world’s first football stockmarket provides users with an exciting alternative to traditional betting markets where traders can buy and sell shares in professional footballers with real money. Football INDEX Founder and …

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Football INDEX expands into new markets

SBC News Football INDEX expands into new markets

Football INDEX, the world’s first football stockmarket which enables ‘football traders’ to buy and sell real money shares in the world’s top professional footballers, has announced its expansion into Sweden and Canada. As of this month, football fans in Sweden and Canada will be able to utilise their football knowledge and build a portfolio by selecting from over 2,000 footballers …

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Adam Cole – Football INDEX – The growing appeal of football trading

SBC News Adam Cole - Football INDEX - The growing appeal of football trading

Football INDEX is the world’s first football stock market, enabling users to buy and sell real money shares in the world’s top footballers. Detailing how the site accumulated 100,000 users across the UK, with a number of single trading days in excess of £1 million, as well as analysing future plans for expansion, Adam Cole, Founder and CEO of Football …

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People Power – Crowdfunding in igaming

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Ahead of the GamCrowd Pitch ICE competition for start-ups at ICE next month we got to thinking about crowdfunding in igaming.  Companies from the world of igaming such as Football Index and Premier Punt have run successful campaigns in the past year. In fact, both of these overfunded on Seedrs. With this avenue for generating capital becoming ever more popular …

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Football INDEX – Top 200 footballers trump FTSE 100 performance

SBC News Football INDEX - Top 200 footballers trump FTSE 100 performance

Industry start-up Football INDEX has stated that the “world’s best footballers are a better bet than Britain’s 100 biggest listed companies”. This morning Football INDEX a footballer performance-based stock market stated that its data showed that the value of 200 of the world’s leading footballers’ has more than doubled since its index launch last October. The growth of its footballer …

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Football Index taking stock of player performances

SBC News Football Index taking stock of player performances

No doubt inspired by the brief popularity around Celebdaq and Popex 10 years ago, new venture Football Index plans to bring real money betting into predicting the value of football players based on performances and column inches. Scott Longley explains. The philosophical links between gambling and playing the stock market are well-known and stretch way beyond the accusations about casino …

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