Welcome to Al Jazeera’s Sport Weekly newsletter, which explores the intersection of sport with politics, culture and money. You can sign up here.There are many reasons why footballers struggle with gambling problems, but playing in stadiums and in shirts plastered with betting company logos hardly helps.“Sending someone addicted to gambling into this environment is like sending an alcoholic to work in a pub,” The Big Step campaign, part of the Gambling With Lives charity, said this week, calling for an end to all gambling advertising and sponsorship in the game.
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