‘We couldn’t work it out’ – Football Index ex-employee on firm’s business plan
Football Index executives were warned model was ‘unsustainable’ after launch
September 2021
Football Index: Gambling Commission and FCA criticised over failure to act
Collapse of the so-called ‘football stock market’ in March left £90m of users’ stakes trapped and an independent report has been heavily critical of two regulators
April 2021
Football Index collapse: MPs and peers urge Johnson to hold public inquiry
More than 40 MPs and peers have signed a letter to Boris Johnson calling for ‘an urgent, independent public inquiry’ into the collapse of Football Index
March 2021
Football Index: Gambling Commission was warned about firm in January 2020
Football Index seeks buyer amid widespread customer fury
Football Weekly
North London derby drama and a new era at Sheffield United – Football Weekly
Football Index, the game’s ‘stock market’, has licence suspended
Football Index: customers' money trapped after platform is suspended
Anger grows as Football Index issued new shares in players days before major changes
Football Index customers furious as terms alterations spark market crash
January 2021
Football Index clients' money could be trapped after fall in players' share prices
A series of share-price crashes and rule changes has led to increasing concerns that its clients now have millions of pounds in stakes trapped in the platform
August 2019
Advert for gambling app banned for using young footballers
Football Index accepts it broke code by using players under 25 such as Jadon Sancho