It didn’t go down well.
Paddy Power revealed their latest controversial billboard advert yesterday and it rubbed a few people up the wrong way, as per usual.
The marketing stunt showed Raheem Sterling, Eoin Morgan, Manu Tuilagi, Andy Murray and Mo Farah with the caption, “Immigrants, Jump in the Back (But only if you’re good at sport).
https://twitter.com/paddypower/status/616526190476685312/photo/1
The charity GOAL has responded to Paddy Power with a billboard of their own highlighting the immigrant problem in Syria and using the hashtag #DontGambleDonate.
.@paddypower It's not a game for over 4 million Syrian immigrants. #DontGambleDonate http://t.co/Dhoxn4r2Ur pic.twitter.com/vGkK92S0r3
— GOAL Global (@GOAL_Global) July 2, 2015
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