Gary Neville refused to criticise Marcus Rashford too heavily but believes the Manchester United forward made a 'mistake' going out after the 3-0 defeat by Manchester City last weekend.
18.10.2023 - 06:39 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A tweet by a gambling company featuring Manchester United legend Gary Neville has been banned after a watchdog found the former footballer's strong appeal among under-18s broke gambling ad rules.
The promoted Sky Bet tweet, posted on February 9, contained an embedded video clip from The Overlap football podcast, which showed ex-United captain Neville discussing which team might win the Premier League. The Sky Bet logo appeared intermittently throughout the video and text at the end stated: "Brought to you by Sky Bet."
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) investigated whether the ad included an individual who was 'likely to be of strong appeal to under-18', and therefore breached the advertising code.
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Sky Bet said they 'firmly believed' that Neville, who will star in the new series of hit BBC One show Dragons' Den, did not hold strong appeal to under-18s, while The Overlap, a YouTube series sponsored by Sky Bet and produced by Neville, was 'distinctly adult in tone and did not feature any content of a childish nature'.
They acknowledged that Sky TV pundit Neville was well known for his time at Manchester United, where he was one of the 'Class of 92' team which won the FA Youth Cup in 1992 and went on to form the basis of Manchester United’s highly successful senior team.
However they pointed out that 1992 was more than 30 years ago and more than a decade before today's 18-year-olds were born, while his professional playing career ended in 2011,
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