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    EFL minnows ‘to pocket FOUR TIMES more money if they LOSE to Chelsea’ as integrity of Carabao Cup called into question

    EFL minnows Barrow are reportedly offering their players FOUR times more money to LOSE to Chelsea than if they record a shock Carabao Cup win.And the stunning revelation has called into question the integrity of the competition.Barrow are reportedly offering players £1,000 in a bonus to lose to Chelsea – or £250 to winCredit: GettyThe Premier League giants are the heavy favourites against their League Two opponentsCredit: EPALeague Two Barrow were handed a dream draw away at Stamford Bridge in round three of the domestic cup after beating Derby on penalties in their previous tie. But now according to The Telegraph, the match has raised concerns. The newspaper claims Barrow’s bonus schedule shows the players would receive £250 if they somehow secured a victory in West London on September 24.However, they are set to bank a whopping £1,000 each if they lose the match.READ MORE ON FOOTBALLThis therefore could imply a significant additional reward for defeat – and the possibility of incentivising underperformance, even if last season’s runners-up Chelsea are the heavy favourites. The EFL declined to comment but it is thought the organisation spoke to the Bluebirds to clarify an explanation – even though the bizarre bonuses do not appear to break any specific regulations. SunSport also understands the bonus sheet contained errors and has since been rectified – with the club wanting to reward their players for playing a top-tier team with an appearance fee, rather than offering a ‘bonus’ for losing. Bonuses must be agreed between the club and its players before being submitted to the EFL before the start of the season – but the EFL do not have jurisdiction over them. Most read in FootballFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSIt is reported that Barrow’s players will receive £250 each for any wins in rounds one to five of the Carabao Cup.Even winning the final at Wembley would only bank the players an extra £1,000. National League boss ‘loses plot’ in outrageous rant at OWN FANS as supporters call it ‘best post-match interview ever’However, the deal also offers £1,000 if they lose to a Premier League club from round three onwards – and £750 for defeat to a Championship side. In the FA Cup, things are far simpler.Barrow have agreed to pay out £400 for a round-one win, then £800 for round two.By round three and beyond, that figure increases to £2,625 per win per player.Again, defeat to a Premier League team would ensure a £1,000 bonus – and £750 if a Championship club knock them out.Barrow are currently third in League Two after an impressive start to the campaign.READ MORE SUN STORIESTheir three wins and a draw from five matches has Stephen Clemence’s side on ten points – two behind leaders Doncaster. SunSport has contacted Barrow for comment. Barrow beat Derby on penalties in the previous roundCredit: Getty More

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    Sky Sports make subtle broadcast change to avoid rude word in League Two clash as fans blast ‘utter woke nonsense’

    FOOTBALL fans have slammed Sky Sports’ “woke nonsense” after they made a subtle change in their League Two broadcast on Thursday.Harrogate Town caused a shock by beating league leaders Doncaster Rovers 2-0 to kick off the weekend’s football early.Fans were not happy with the scoreline graphicCredit: XTwo first-half goals from Ellis Taylor and Josh March wrapped up the three points to send Harrogate 13th.But fans poked fun at Sky Sports and accused the broadcaster of “woke nonsense” over their scoreline graphic.Sky Sports traditionally cut Doncaster down to ‘Don’ for the graphic.But against Harrogate they changed the team name to ‘DR’ – the club’s initials.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLAnd in doing so they prevented EFL fans from being able to laugh at a graphic which would have read ‘HAR – DON’.Fans were up in arms and complained about the change, with some upset they have ruined the “HAR-DON derby”.One reacted saying: “Sky changing Doncaster from DON to DR to prevent the HAR-DON derby. Utter woke nonsense.”Another added: “Wait all year for Harrogate vs Doncaster on Sky for the inevitable HARDON scoreboard only for the Sky Woke Brigade to ruin our fun.”Most read in EFLBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSUltimate sports presenters rich listTV sports presenters make a mint.The biggest and best are signed up on yearly deals with the likes of the BBC, ITV and Sky for your viewing pleasure.Laura Woods is dominating the media landscape at the moment, leading TNT Sports’ coverage and ITV’s.Alex Scott and Jermaine Jenas are two of the fresher faces for the BBC’s sporting output.Then, it’s the old guard of Gary Lineker and Mark Chapman who also command hefty fees for their Match of the Day programmes.SunSport has taken a look at how those big names rank and compiled a list of the top 10 highest earning stars that grace our TV screens.With number one worth a whopping £29.4million more than number 10!Read the story and see the full list here.A third wrote: “Can’t believe Sky Sports have changed Doncaster’s abbreviation from ‘DON’ to ‘DR’ 🙄”Spoiling our annual bit of immature fun!”Steve Bruce dealt huge blow just days after being named Blackpool boss as striker banned for appearing to SLAP opponent More

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    Former Premier League club share bizarre list of items BANNED from stadium as fans joke ‘FFS can’t take my xylophone’

    BRADFORD have left fans in hysterics after a list of items banned from their stadium was revealed.The League Two side have started the new season in good form, losing just one of their opening five games in the fourth tier.Bradford’s list of items prohibited from being taken into their stadiumCredit: X @officialbantamsFootball fans have mocked some of the items listed by the League Two clubCredit: GettyGraham Alexander’s men sit fifth in the table as they look to return to League One for the first time since 2019.But it is not their on-field performances that have seen them ridiculed by the footballing community.A picture of a sign from outside the University of Bradford stadium shows exactly what is prohibited.It includes the usual things such as big bags, flares, knives and alcohol.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLBut there are also a number of bizarre items named by Bradford.They include large umbrellas, musical instruments, drones, push chairs, hip flasks, and hammers.Reacting on social media, one person said: “Can’t even take a hip flask in now… the world has gone mad.”Another joked: “Shame, I’ll have to take my guitar home now.”Most read in EFLCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSWho are these famous footballers?And a third added: “Oh ffs not gonna be able to take my xylophone to Bradford away now.”Another took umbrage with the 500ml restriction on liquids, replying: “I do think the older generations should get A BIT of a pass bringing 1L flasks of tea or coffee, as people have mentioned below, they aren’t the problem.”XI amazing players worth £78m available for free More

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    Roy Keane hilariously trolled by EFL side over ‘who do you think you are’ comments with brilliant response

    ROY KEANE was trolled by League Two side MK Dons following his rant about the club.The pundit tore into sides lower down the pyramid that insist on playing the ball out from the back.Roy Keane was trolled by a club he slammed for their style of playCredit: PACallum Hendry scored a brilliant team goal for MK Dons against WalsallCredit: RexHe blasted MK Dons for their lack of urgency in a recent match he watched against Salford, suggesting their goalkeeper took too long on the ball as they searched for an equaliser in a match they lost 1-0.Keane said: “You mentioned Salford and MK Dons, you know about the arrogance of people playing out.“The craziness I find when players are coming out and playing out the back when they’re losing.“The goalkeeper’s coming out and he’s taking seven or eight touches.READ MORE IN FOOTBALL“I was at Salford vs MK Dons. I was going to hang around the dressing room after the match and just see the MK Dons goalkeeper and ask him, you know when you’re losing with 15 minutes [to go] you’re f***ing losing.“MK Dons. Who do you think you are? Get it forward. It’s as if they don’t know what the score is.”But MK Dons have had the last laugh after scoring a brilliant goal from a free-flowing passing move that started with keeper Tom McGill against Walsall on Saturday.The club shared a clip of the goal on X with Keane’s quotes added as voiceover as Callum Hendry found the back of the net.Most read in EFLCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSMK Dons captioned the post: “Playing out from the back 😮‍💨”MK Dons won the match 1-0 and their fans were delighted to get one over on Keane. Roy Keane slams ‘arrogant’ England as ‘awful’ despite interim boss Lee Carsley winning on debut against IrelandOne fan said: “A very bad day for Mr Keane.”Another added: “We’re so back, no better f*** you than how we played today.” More

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    Premier League clubs don’t give a s**t about little clubs… I’m frightened to death about the future, says EFL legend

    PETERBOROUGH chief Barry Fry has slammed the Premier League for “not giving a s**t” about the little clubs.League One Posh pocketed a £4million sell-on fee from Ivan Toney’s £40m move from Brentford to Saudi club Al-Ahli last week.Barry Fry claims the Prem does ‘not giving a s**t’ about the little clubsCredit: GettyPeterborough chief Fry is ‘frightened to death’ about the future of EFL clubsCredit: GettyBut Fry, 79, Posh’s outspoken director of football, says EFL teams have just experienced the worst transfer window he has ever known.Premier League clubs splashed out a staggering £2billion in the summer, with Chelsea the biggest spenders at a whopping £208m.And that is £1bn more than Italy’s Serie A clubs, the next-highest spenders in Europe’s major leagues.But what irritates Fry the most is the way the top-flight outfits are holding back on a new funding deal for the 72 EFL clubs.Read More on FootballFry, one of the best transfer operators in the lower divisions, hit out: “I am frightened to death about the future of EFL clubs.“I’m a lover of football and unless Financial Fair Play gets sorted out, clubs are going to go under in the lower leagues.“Premier League clubs don’t give a s**t about anybody but themselves — they forget where they’ve come from half of them.”West Ham’s vice-chairman Karren Brady argued in her SunSport column last week that the “lower leagues are earning and generating more cash than ever before”.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSShe pointed out that Championship clubs enjoyed £300m in player sales business, with Sky paying out £935m to EFL football across five years.Brady also noted that under chief executive Richard Masters, the Premier League were adding £1.6bn over three years to “help the game flourish right down to park  leagues”.Top ten Premier League managers’ WagsBut Fry, who managed Birmingham City when Brady was managing director of the Blues, believes the EFL are getting a raw deal from the top-flight clubs.He added: “We have, going through the EFL right down the pyramid, the best system in the world, and it’s going to be destroyed by the Premier League.“We do not have a distribution which is fair or getting the Government to put a regulator in there to determine what  they do.“I feel that there is no way the Premier League will allow the Government to dictate to them and they are leaving it as late as possible to come up with a deal.“But it doesn’t help the clubs in the EFL, who are under enormous pressure, as this is the worst window ever in dealing with transfers for the lower leagues.“Look at the money being spent? F*** all! It’s frightening and we needed it sorted out, like yesterday!’Like a pack of cards’“It’s like a pack of cards. Once one or two clubs go to the wall, a load of them will fold.”And Fry believes the business climate is not helping club owners to cope with all the financial pressures of running a football team either.He said: “It is very, very difficult for owners because all these people are  struggling in their own businesses now.“They haven’t got the spare cash to help out their football clubs.READ MORE SUN STORIES“We have the greatest pyramid system, ever, ever in the whole world, and we should be bending over backwards to keep it and help every club up and down the country.“That’s because every club is so, so important to their community and they should be treasured.”Can you name the famous fathers? More

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    Get Barnsley, Wrexham and Notts County all to win at 4/1, plus get £60 in free bets with William Hill

    INTERNATIONAL weekend is upon us but there’s still plenty of action down the English football pyramid.William Hill are offering a fantastic price boost with Barnsley, Wrexham and Notts County all to win available at a boosted price of 4/1!Wait, there’s more! Brand new William Hill customers who register an account and stake £10 will be rewarded with £60 in free bets and bonuses to spend on the footy!Find The Sun’s betting publishing principles hereGet Barnsley, Wrexham and Notts County all to win at 4/1 – CLAIM HEREHow to claim..William Hill £60 welcome bonusVisit the William Hill website HERE*Register an account using the Promo Code: T60Once your account is registered, click ‘opt in’ on the ‘Vegas Promotion’ pageDeposit a minimum of £10 in your main account to receive a £20 Vegas Bonus for use on Selected GamesThen place a bet with a minimum stake of £10 at odds of 1/2 or greater on any football marketOnce that’s settled, your account will be credited with £40 in free betsWilliam Hill: Claim £60 welcome bonus – click here*Just the three games in League One this Saturday and William Hill have boosted two of the sides to win with the addition of Notts County from the division below.Barnsley have won two on the bounce and are looking to make it three when hosting Bristol Rovers.Wrexham have started life in League One well and are second after four games.Shrewsbury head for the Racecourse Ground on Saturday looking to end the unbeaten start, though the Shrews have just three points to their name at this stage.And finally Notts County are at home to Accrington, with the visitors notching just two points at the start of this season.If YOU think these three will collect maximum points, then take advantage of William Hill’s price boost with the trio now available at 4/1 to all win their matches on Saturday.Get Barnsley, Wrexham and Notts County all to win at 4/1 – CLAIM HEREWilliam Hill free betsNo William Hill account? No problem!This is your opportunity to take advantage of William Hill’s welcome offer, which is giving brand new customers a whopping £60 in free bets and bonuses!If you’re new to William Hill, you can sign-up using the links provided on this page and then you can reap the rewards!Simply register an account using the Promo Code: T60. Once your account is registered, click ‘opt in’ on the ‘Vegas Promotion’ page. Deposit a minimum of £10 in your main account to receive a £20 Vegas Bonus for use on Selected Games.After that, place a bet with a minimum stake of £10 at odds of 1/2 or greater on any football market. Once that’s settled, your account will be credited with £40 (4 x £10) in free bets.*18+. Play Safe. New players only, using promo code T60. Valid from 13/04/2022. Online play. Get £60 Bonus split between Vegas & Sports in the following manner – (i) Deposit £10 to unlock £20 Vegas Free Bet on Selected Games (72hr expiry, wagering reqs apply); then (ii) bet £10+ (odds 1/2+) with cash (excl. £10 deposit) or Vegas winnings (after wager reqs met). Once settled, receive £40 Sports Free Bets excluding Virtual Markets (4x £10, 7 days expiry). Payment methods & country restrictions apply. Full T&Cs apply.Remember to gamble responsiblyA responsible gambler is someone who:Establishes time and monetary limits before playingOnly gambles with money they can afford to loseNever chase their lossesDoesn’t gamble if they’re upset, angry, or depressedGamcare – www.gamcare.org.ukGamble Aware – www.gambleaware.orgFind our detailed guide on responsible gambling practices here.For help with a gambling problem, call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 or go to www.gamstop.co.uk More

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    Premier League predictions and EFL tips this weekend including acca, Saturday banker and longshot PLUS £60 in free bets

    THERE’S another full card of English football fixtures this weekend before a brief pause due to the international break next week.So SunSport tipster Craig Mahood is back with his tips and predictions including an accumulator, best Saturday single bet and a whopping longshot treble attempt for those that like one at big odds!Find The Sun’s betting publishing principles herePremier League and EFL tips this weekend including single, acca and huge longshotWilliam Hill: Claim £60 welcome bonus – click here*The 5-fold acca – back it with William HillIt’s a 32/1 five-fold across the top four divisions in England this week.It starts in the top flight and ASTON VILLA (4/5) travel to Midlands rivals Leicester, looking to bounce back from defeat to Arsenal last week.Villa will be keen to get back to winning ways and should have too much for a Foxes side that were beaten at Fulham last week.Speaking of Fulham, they’ll face a tough afternoon at new boys IPSWICH (21/10), tipped to get their Premier League campaign up and running.This will be viewed as a fresh start after a horrible start against Liverpool and Man City.Beaten by League Two AFC Wimbledon in midweek won’t have helped things but this will show where they are in league terms and look a decent price at home.How to claim William Hill’s new customer offerWilliam Hill £60 welcome bonusVisit the William Hill website HERE*Register an account using the Promo Code: T60Once your account is registered, click ‘opt in’ on the ‘Vegas Promotion’ pageDeposit a minimum of £10 in your main account to receive a £20 Vegas Bonus for use on Selected GamesThen place a bet with a minimum stake of £10 at odds of 1/2 or greater on any football marketOnce that’s settled, your account will be credited with £40 in free betsWilliam Hill: Claim £60 welcome bonus – click here*High-flying SUNDERLAND (Evs) can continue their terrific start to the season with a win at Portsmouth.Pompey have three draws and a defeat to their name so far with the Black Cats beating promotion hopefuls Burnley comfortably last time out to maintain their 100% record – without having conceded yet.BIRMINGHAM (4/9) host Wigan having splashed the cash in this window, latterly on Lyndon Dykes.Birmingham were beaten by Fulham in the cup in midweek but had won three on the bounce before it and look sure to be in the promotion shake-up this season.And finally, BROMLEY (21/20) host a Crewe side that haven’t scored in any of the three league games, conceding six in the process and picking up just one point.Saturday English football accaBack with William HillIPSWICH vs FulhamLeicester vs ASTON VILLAPortsmouth vs SUNDERLANDBIRMINGHAM vs WiganBROMLEY vs CreweBack all five to win at 32/1 with William Hill HERE*William Hill: Claim £60 welcome bonus – click here*Saturday singleEverton to win. Ok, you’ll need to hear me out with this one.Yes, they were well beaten by Brighton on matchday one and yes they were absolutely woeful against Tottenham last week.But they’ll both likely be up high in European contention based on early season form, so the Toffees’ season starts on Saturday.A home game against Bournemouth has been kind to them in the past, winning SIX of the last seven here at Goodison going back to 2016 – scoring 17 and conceding eight in the process.Bournemouth were dumped out the cup in midweek and will be ruing their VAR misfortune denying them three points last week, having opened with two draws in the league.Everton to beat Bournemouth at 7/4 with William Hill – ADD TO YOUR BET SLIP HERE.LongshotOne for those that like a really speculative punt at silly odds.A match result & BTTS treble, which begins with West Brom who host Swansea in the Championship. The Baggies were good 2-1 winners at Stoke last time and won this fixture 3-2 last season.Stockport are out in front in the early stages of League One as one of only three sides to win all their games so far. They head to Mansfield who haven’t won any of their last four games, including a 4-1 defeat last week.And finally Newport have won their last two games by a 3-1 score-line, and head to Morecambe who’ve lost all three of their games under Derek Adams, who appears to be carrying on the dreadful form that got him sacked by Ross County.West Brom, Stockport and Newport all to win & BTTS in each game at 107/1 with William Hill – CLAIM HEREWilliam Hill: Claim £60 welcome bonus – click here*Remember to gamble responsiblyA responsible gambler is someone who:Establishes time and monetary limits before playingOnly gambles with money they can afford to loseNever chase their lossesDoesn’t gamble if they’re upset, angry, or depressedGamcare – www.gamcare.org.ukGamble Aware – www.gambleaware.orgFind our detailed guide on responsible gambling practices here.For help with a gambling problem, call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 or go to www.gamstop.co.uk*18+. Play Safe. New players only, using promo code T60. Valid from 13/04/2022. Online play. Get £60 Bonus split between Vegas & Sports in the following manner – (i) Deposit £10 to unlock £20 Vegas Free Bet on Selected Games (72hr expiry, wagering reqs apply); then (ii) bet £10+ (odds 1/2+) with cash (excl. £10 deposit) or Vegas winnings (after wager reqs met). Once settled, receive £40 Sports Free Bets excluding Virtual Markets (4x £10, 7 days expiry). Payment methods & country restrictions apply. Full T&Cs apply. More

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    Premier League and EFL tips this weekend including acca, Saturday banker and 57/1 longshot

    SUNSPORT tipster Craig Mahood takes a deep dive into this weekend’s English football, now that the competitions are up and running in full swing! Amongst the tips and predictions is a special 17/1 accumulator, best Saturday single bet and a whopping 57/1 longshot treble attempt for those that like one at big odds!Find The Sun’s betting publishing principles herePremier League and EFL tips this weekend including single, acca and huge longshotWilliam Hill: Claim £60 welcome bonus – click here*The 5-fold acca – back it with William HillIt’s a 17/1 five-fold for punters this week and we start in the top flight with FULHAM (5/6) who host Leicester City.The Cottagers went down narrowly – and late – at Old Trafford last week to kick-off the new Premier League season but looked a really good outfit for much of that contest.More new additions this week have them looking in a much stronger position following the window and they’re fancied to get on the board for the season against a Leicester side who were outplayed for the majority of the game with Spurs on Monday, nicking an equaliser in the second half.LUTON TOWN (5/4) make the trip north to face a Preston side who appear all over the place at the moment.North End are now onto their THIRD manager of the season in Paul Heckingbottom, who hasn’t had much time to put his ideas across and takes over a side yet to score in the league. Luton haven’t started well themselves but can capitalise on the whirlwind off the park at Deepdale.How to claim William Hill’s new customer offerWilliam Hill £60 welcome bonusVisit the William Hill website HERE*Register an account using the Promo Code: T60Once your account is registered, click ‘opt in’ on the ‘Vegas Promotion’ pageDeposit a minimum of £10 in your main account to receive a £20 Vegas Bonus for use on Selected GamesThen place a bet with a minimum stake of £10 at odds of 1/2 or greater on any football marketOnce that’s settled, your account will be credited with £40 in free betsWilliam Hill: Claim £60 welcome bonus – click here*Sticking in the Championship, WATFORD (19/20) have scored 11 goals in their last three games and are one of three sides with a 100% record in the division.They host Derby who had a good result at home to Middlesbrough last time out but the Hornets should have enough on early season form to make it three from three.HUDDERSFIELD (4/9) are another side with two wins from two – after a strong pre-season – and in England’s third tier they host Shrewsbury who sit bottom after two games.And CHESTERFIELD (8/13) round-off the acca as they host Salford in League Two, having thumped Crewe 5-0 last time out and beating Man City U21s on penalties in the cup in midweek. Salford have one point and no goals to their name after two.Saturday English football accaBack with William HillFULHAM vs LeicesterPreston vs LUTONWATFORD vs DerbyHUDDERSFIELD vs ShrewsburyCHESTERFIELD vs SalfordBack all five to win at 17/1 with William Hill HERE*William Hill: Claim £60 welcome bonus – click here*Saturday singleThere’s plenty of tight games across the country on Saturday, with plenty of odds-against home sides.But we’re going with the shortest price team on the coupon this weekend and Manchester City at home to Ipswich.The Premier League new boys were great in the first half against Liverpool, going in goalless at half time.And while they only lost two goals in the second half, it could quite easily have been five or six and ruthless Manchester City won’t let those chances pass.Man City to score over 3.5 goals at 6/5 with William Hill – CLAIM HERELongshotFor this one, we’re on the hunt for a bit of a bigger price and have selected a BTTS & win treble.It starts with Crystal Palace who host West Ham, with both sides on the end of a defeat in their opening game – though did score when doing so.This looks a tight game on paper but Crystal Palace have won four of the last five meetings with the Hammers – with both teams scoring in all four – and the other game was a 1-1 draw.Wrexham host Reading in a tasty League One fixture with the Hollywood side usually a good bet for a BTTS pick (ignoring last week) and can get the edge over a Reading side who look like being up there for promotion come the end of the season.And finally, Newport host Accrington with both sides scoring in all four of the games involving those teams in the league so far.Newport were good 3-1 winners over Doncaster last time, with Accrington registering just one point so far.Crystal Palace, Wrexham and Newport all to win & both teams to score in each game at 59/1 with William Hill – CLAIM HEREWilliam Hill: Claim £60 welcome bonus – click here*Remember to gamble responsiblyA responsible gambler is someone who:Establishes time and monetary limits before playingOnly gambles with money they can afford to loseNever chase their lossesDoesn’t gamble if they’re upset, angry, or depressedGamcare – www.gamcare.org.ukGamble Aware – www.gambleaware.orgFind our detailed guide on responsible gambling practices here.For help with a gambling problem, call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 or go to www.gamstop.co.uk*18+. Play Safe. New players only, using promo code T60. Valid from 13/04/2022. Online play. Get £60 Bonus split between Vegas & Sports in the following manner – (i) Deposit £10 to unlock £20 Vegas Free Bet on Selected Games (72hr expiry, wagering reqs apply); then (ii) bet £10+ (odds 1/2+) with cash (excl. £10 deposit) or Vegas winnings (after wager reqs met). Once settled, receive £40 Sports Free Bets excluding Virtual Markets (4x £10, 7 days expiry). Payment methods & country restrictions apply. Full T&Cs apply. More