Botafogo’s majority shareholder, John Textor, announced in the early hours of Monday, the 14th, the termination of several partnership and sponsorship contracts, including that of the betting site EstrelaBet.
In addition, the sponsors Centrum, STX and the newcomer Bitci, also had their contracts terminated. The information was published by Thiago Franklin, from “Canal do TF”, on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/_thiagofranklin/status/1493085434943000578Textor’s intention is to bring more value to Botafogo’s shirt. In addition to sponsorships, other agreements were also canceled, but the American investor did not mention which ones.
According to the shareholders’ statement, one of the agreements also broken was that of Volt, one of the club’s suppliers of sports equipment.
However, it is worth mentioning, they will not be done now. EstrelaBet, STX etc will continue stamping the brands on Botafogo’s uniform until the definitive contract for the sale of SAF is signed.
Who is John Textor?
John Charles Textor is an American former professional skateboarder, currently an executive in the technology, cinema and sports sectors, known for being the majority shareholder in some football clubs, such as: Botafogo (Brazil) and RWD Molenbeek (Belgium); Textor is also a minority shareholder in Crystal Palace, from England.
Featured by Forbes in 2016 as ‘Hollywood’s Virtual Reality Guru’, John is recognized worldwide as a pioneer and developer of disruptive technologies, creative content and digital distribution business models for media, entertainment and the internet.
Despite this breakup, the betting site continues to sign other sponsorships in Brazilian football
Recently, EstrelaBet closed a sponsorship contract with Clube do Remo for the 2022 season. The company’s brand is on the blue team’s uniform in the interview environment, on social media, in special actions and on the sleeve plates at Banpará Baenão and CT .
The first appearance of the betting company’s brand on Remo’s uniform took place in January, in the first game of the Campeonato Paraense, at Banpará Baenão.
About EstrelaBet
EstrelaBet is an entertainment company that offers traditional bets, with fixed odds and several possibilities for guessing. The objective is to enhance for the player, through betting on the site, all the experience he has during a football match.
In addition, the company stands out for its service, experience, support agility, reduction of bureaucracy and agility in solving users’ problems.
