PR guru Max Clifford, acting on behalf of Victor Chandler, denied that Premiership managers have broken Football Association rules by gambling on competitions they are involved in.
“I want to stress that they were not betting on football matches. It was mostly horse racing as far as I am aware,” said Clifford. “The FA has nothing to be worried about or interested in. The managers and players have done nothing wrong and they have not compromised their positions as they have not been betting on their own matches. Not in a million years would these people bet on football.”
A British High Court order granted on Wednesday has prohibited the names of the managers being revealed.
“I am confident that the names will never come out. I have 40 years of experience in this industry and I cannot see any justification for their names being revealed — they have not broken any rules and have not done anything wrong,” added Clifford.
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