Premier League: Everton FC to terminate partnership with SportPesa (betting) at the end of 2019-20

Everton FC (Premier League) will prematurely terminate its partnership with Kenyan sports betting operator SportPesa, main shirt sponsor for the 2017-2022 season, announced the club on 16/02/2020. The partnership will end at the end of 2019-20, two seasons earlier than initially planned (end of 2021-22).

"The gaming brand, which has been Everton's main partner since 2017, has agreed to the termination of its contract. The agreement has been reached following a comprehensive review by the club of its commercial strategy in line with its vision and future growth plans," explained the club which receives £9.6m (€11.3m on the date of the agreement, 15/05/2017) annually from SportPesa.

"Everton will appoint a new main partner ahead of the start of the 2020-21 season," added the Merseyside (Liverpool, ENG) club. "The company (SportPesa) that we deal with has responsible gambling and we know our sport is underpinned by gambling. In an ideal world moving forward we would look to have a different type of sponsor on the front of our shirts like all football clubs would, but that is a…