In the midst of the discussion for the bill that would prohibit the of bookmakers in Chilean soccer, links between Fernando Felicevich and several of these companies with national clubs are revealed.
Millionaire businesses, logos that dominate Chilean soccer and whose operation is not regulated in our country. online bookmakersas in other leagues around the world, have taken a leading role in national football.
Proof of the above is that 15 of the 16 teams in the National Championship they wear their names on the uniforms, as well as the that abounds in stadiums and sports broadcasts.
And now, as revealed Cyprusthe great role that online betting houses have acquired have as manager a repeated name in our football: Fernando Felicevich.
The representative of the players Arturo Vidal, Alexis Sánchez and Charles Aránguiz, among others, owns a company that has an intermediary role between online bookmakers and sports clubs.
Vibra Marketing is the name of the company founded by the agent and his partner Enrique González in 2016. However, the company’s constitution indicates that Felicevich kept 99% of the shares.
The companies that Fernando Felicevich advises
Through Vibra, according to the aforementioned medium, online betting houses -whose parent companies are located in various parts of the world- negotiate and close contracts with sports clubs.
Coolbet y Betano they register deals with the marketing agency created by Felicevich: the first, sealed in June with Colo Colo the most expensive agreement in the history of Chilean soccer; the second is the main sponsor of Universidad de Chile.
The blue ones, exactly. recognized Ciper that Vibra helped them to close positions and close deals with their main sponsor.
Huachipato, United Curicó and Palestine They confirmed that the player representative’s agency helped them negotiate with Coolbet.
Other clubs with which Vibra recognizes links through its website, such as Colo Colo, Catholic University, La Serena Sports and Puerto Montt Sportsdid not answer if their contracts with online bookmakers were mediated by Fernando Felicevich.
Vibra not only works with the betting market. DirecTV, Kino, Sura and Lego also appear in his folder, companies that sponsor the aforementioned clubs and whose contracts were mediated by the soccer player’s agent company.
The closeness of La U with Vibra Marketing
Cristián Tuppercommercial manager of Azul Azul, acknowledged to Ciper that the links with Betano as the main sponsor were the work of Vibra.
“In the middle of the negotiation, Betano hired Vibra to carry out the closing and subsequent supervision of it,” said the leader.
“At La U we relate to many agencies such as Vibra, which ensure the correct implementation of contracts, especially when the counterparty is an international company that requires a local operator to supervise and ensure the execution of the contract,” Tupper added. .
The business of online bookmakers in our country might change with the bill presented by Deputy Marco Antonio Sulantay (UDI).
The indication will be reviewed in the Sports Commission, to which the president of the ANFP, Pablo Milad, is summoned, who is expected to give more details of the links between the clubs and these businesses.