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Russell Martin<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
Swansea City head coach, Russell Martin, says he welcomes Premier League clubs withdrawing gambling sponsorship from the front of their matchday shirts.<\/p>\n
The Swans boss says his father lost the family home over a gambling addiction when Martin was eight years old.<\/p>\n
Ex-Scotland defender Martin believes the impact of gambling is \u201chorrific,\u201d and says he has also seen it negatively impact some of his former team-mates.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hate it [gambling]. I really don\u2019t like it,\u201d Martin explained.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had to move house when I was eight years old because my dad lost the house because he was a gambling addict.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen, we moved to a house opposite the bookmakers, which was really good for my dad, but not very good for the rest of us.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe impact it could have on a good day \u2013 winning loads of money \u2013 and then the impact it can have negatively when losing, was horrific.<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving to live with that atmosphere in your household all the time is really tough.\u201d<\/p>\n
Martin says he welcomes any move to curtail gambling advertisements in football.<\/p>\n
Premier League clubs have collectively agreed to withdraw gambling sponsorship from the front of their matchday shirts by the end of the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n
After the deadline, clubs will still be able to continue featuring gambling brands in areas such as shirt sleeves and LED advertising.<\/p>\n
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