Newcastle fans are furious with the FA after their club were charged for having a betting sponsor on their Under-18 kits.

Newcastle have accepted a charge from the Football Association for breaching betting rules.

The charge is due to Newcastle’s sponsor, FUN88, being present on the U18’s kits, which is against FA regulations. The deal with FUN88 is the biggest in the club’s history, worth £8million-a-year.

According to the FA, Under-18 sides cannot advertise “services and related activities such as alcohol and gambling”. It comes from the same set of rules that recently saw Pep Guardiola charged for wearing a yellow ribbon in support of Catalan independence.

Newcastle plead guilty to the charge, and will now probably face a fine.

Fans on Tyneside aren’t exactly the biggest fans of the FA, although that could probably be said about most clubs outside of Manchester.

Last week, fans were furious over a TV fixture change, which left hundreds of travelling fans with their tickets refunded but no help on travel costs. Now fans are asking why an establishment that advertises betting on TV at every opportunity is carrying out this charge.

Some of the best Twitter reactions can be found below…

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