Former English Premier League defender Dominic Matteo, far right, is pictured along with the Athlone Town women's team. Former Premier League defender delivers gambling awareness guidance in AthloneAs part of a recently established gambling awareness and harm prevention programme set up by the League of Ireland, former English Premier League defender Dominic Matteo visited Athlone Town FC women's team on Wednesday. On its social media platforms, Athlone Town FC thanked both Dominic and Jessica Matteo for attending the club's stadium for the discussion, which was part of the League of Ireland'seducational collaboration with EPIC Global Solutions. As part of the programme, players, coaches, referees and FAI staff are among those who will receive training on gambling awareness. The programme is set to include 70 workshops in total including each senior men's and women's League of Ireland team and academy clubs.

Source: Irish Independent March 19, 2026 17:04 UTC