The online gambling platform, VBET has roped in Manchester City and Ukraine midfielder, Oleksandr Zinchenko, as its brand ambassador. The association was announced by VBET as the gambling platform posted about it on its official Twitter handle.
Zinchenko is the youngest captain in Ukraine’s national football team history. The youngster has won the Premier League title three times, the English League Cup four times, and the FA Cup one time, all with Manchester City. Adding to it, he was also awarded the title of Ukraine footballer of the year in 2019.
VBET is an international company operating in the online betting industry. It was founded back in 2003 by Vigen and Vahe Badalyan, with the name of the company coming from the initials of the two brothers. The company specializes in providing a sports betting platform, online casino, live casino, poker, esports, and other forms of online gaming.
Speaking on the occasion, Oleksandr Zinchenko, said: “I’m thrilled to become VBET’s ambassador. Together, we’ll develop Ukrainian football and Esports, on and off the field. I believe we’ll be able to succeed and move forward.”
Adding to it, George Givishvili, VBET Ukraine CEO, said: “Oleksandr Zinchenko is one of the brightest football talents of Ukraine. He will be able to present our brand like no one else. We are proud of this collaboration and will do our best to make it extremely fruitful and capable of bringing a lot of bright emotions to our fans.”
The company has landed several partnership deals in the sports field in recent years. It is a partner of Ukraine’s national football team and football clubs such as Vorskla, Oleksandriya, Monaco, and Portsmouth.
Adding to it, earlier this year VBET became a sponsor of Ukraine women’s national football team, and title sponsor of Ukrainian Premier League, Ukrainian Cup, Ukrainian Super Cup, and Ukrainian national ice hockey team. Lastly, it has also been labelled as the official betting partner of Ligue 1 outfit, AS Monaco.