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Huddersfield Town net £50k penalty for parading Paddy Power finery

on Sep 6, 2019 | 0 comments

By John Glenday

Huddersfield Town has been left counting the cost of an unorthodox kit change after finding itself on the receiving end of a £50 fine imposed by the Football Association for flouting advertising rules.

The charge was levied after players were seen decked out in a prominent Paddy Power branded sash during a pre-season friendly with Rochdale, a deliberate spoof designed to promote the fact that the club was going to remove sponsor logos from its shirt as part of the bookmakers ‘unsponsor‘ campaign.

FA officials failed to see the funny side however by imposing the fine Read full story ›

Source: The Drum