Lives Ruined, Thousands Lost, An Inside Look at the Collapse of Football Index

<div dir="auto">On the surface Football Index looked like a breakthrough in football betting. </div> <div dir="auto"> </div> <div dir="auto">It was strewn across football shirts in the Championship and featured on the biggest radio stations and podcasts in the UK. But now, after 6 years, Football Index is going into administration. </div> <div dir="auto"> </div> <div dir="auto">Was it a Ponzi Scheme? How could something like this happen? and what does it mean for the thousands of users who have been left high and dry? We explore those questions and more on Football Today.</div> <div dir="auto"> </div> <div><strong>Guests:</strong></div> <div> </div> <div> <div>Dave (<a href= "https://twitter.com/index_dave">@index_dave</a>), Football Index user.</div> <div> </div> <div> <div><strong style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Support Us:</strong></div> <div> <p><a href= "https://www.patreon.com/FootballToday">https://www.patreon.com/FootballToday</a></p> <p><strong>Follow Us:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/FT_Podcast_">@FT_Podcast_</a></p> <p><a href= "http://www.FootballTodayPodcast.com">www.FootballTodayPodcast.com</a></p> <p><strong>Music:</strong></p> <p>The music for this episode was provided under the Creative Commons license by <a href="http://www.sessions.blue/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Blue Dot Sessions</a>.</p> <div> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">‘Watercool Quiet’ by <a href= "http://www.sessions.blue/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blue Dot Sessions</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">‘More Weather’ by <a href= "http://www.sessions.blue/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blue Dot Sessions</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">‘Jumbel’ by <a href= "http://www.sessions.blue/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blue Dot Sessions</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">‘Crumbtown’ by <a href= "http://www.sessions.blue/" target="_blank" rel="noopene