**Trigger Warning, discussions about gambling and addiction**

Can you be a football fan and avoid gambling?

The relationship between football and gambling has become so ensconced, that for many football fans it is now so very difficult to think of one without the other.

It is predicted that there is at least one gambling related suicide every single day in the UK, and there are thought to be around 350,000 gambling addicts. 

27 of the top 44 clubs in England's top two divisions have shirt sponsorship deals with gambling companies, and 3 out of the 4 top divisions are indeed sponsored by SkyBet. 

So, can you be a football fan and avoid gambling? Let's find out. 

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If you have been affected by any of the themes discussed in today's episode, we have listed some organisations below who are there if you need to talk:

Be Gamble Aware

https://www.begambleaware.org/

Samaritans 

https://www.samaritans.org/

Papyrus UK

Papyrus Website

CALM ZONE

https://www.thecalmzone.net/help/helpline/