Official Site: http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk

Wigan Athletic Football Club formed in 1932, making them the youngest of all Premier League clubs and their home ground, the DW Stadium, is located in Wigan, which is in Greater Manchester. The club is otherwise known as the 'Latics', which stems from the word Athletic and their current manager is Roberto Martinez, who was appointed in June 2009. Wigan shares its home ground with a rugby league club and in the 2011/12 season, Wigan finished 15th in the Premier League.

The club hasn't won any major awards, but since 1995, they have managed to climb from the Third Division (fourth tier) right up to the Premier League where they remain today. They were second division champions in the 2002/03 season and they were also football League Cup finalists in 2006.

Based in Greater Manchester, Wigan Athletics main rivals today include Bolton Wanderers, but they also share rivalries with clubs such as Blackburn Rovers, Oldham Athletic, Preston North End and Blackpool. The clubs home colours include blue shorts with a blue and white shirt. The kit is manufactured by a company called MiFit and their main sponsor is an Asian gambling operator called 12Bet.

Official Site: http://www.12bet.com

Sponsorship Value: £1.3m

An Asian gambling operator called 12Bet.com signed a two year sponsorship deal with Wigan Athletic that will reportedly earn the club £1 million per year. 12Bet.com is a cross platform gambling portal that offers Sports Betting Services, as well as an online Casino, a Racebook, a Mobile Gambling platform and also 12Bet TV. Online gamblers can actually choose between an Asian Sportsbook and a European Sportsbook, both of which use a slightly different interface.

The gambling services offered by 12Bet are fully licensed in the Philippines and this deal with Wigan is now officially the most lucrative in the club's history. 12Bet have also sponsored over major football clubs such as the Spanish team, Sevilla. This is one of five Premier League clubs, along with clubs such as Stoke City, Swansea, West Ham and Aston Villa that has struck a sponsorship deal with a major gambling operator.