Drake needs Arsenal and Barcelona to win for multi-million dollar bet

By Mark White
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Rapper Drake has put a huge acca on this weekend on Arsenal and Barcelona to win

Drake needs Arsenal and Barcelona to win: Drake attends the LA Premiere Of HBO's "Euphoria" at The Cinerama Dome on June 04, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.
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Drake needs Arsenal and Barcelona both to do him a favour this weekend. 

The Canadian rapper has made an incrediblte CA$833,333.85 bet – that's £537,000 or $600,000 – on Barcelona winning El Clasico against Real Madrid and Arsenal beating Leeds United in the Premier League. If both results go his way, he'll rake in over £2.5 million.

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Mark White
Mark White
Content Editor

Mark White has been at on FourFourTwo since joining in January 2020, first as a staff writer before becoming content editor in 2023. An encyclopedia of football shirts and boots knowledge – both past and present – Mark has also represented FFT at both FA Cup and League Cup finals (though didn't receive a winners' medal on either occasion) and has written pieces for the mag ranging on subjects from Bobby Robson's season at Barcelona to Robinho's career. He has written cover features for the mag on Mikel Arteta and Martin Odegaard, and is assisted by his cat, Rosie, who has interned for the brand since lockdown.