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It's important to say that this is one of the best managed teams in Spain, if we consider a financial point of view.

Carresan

yes!

> Osasuna purchased insurance to cover potential financial consequences stemming from possible relegation, a common practice in professional sports, particularly soccer. The club secured a 1.2 million euro policy to guarantee compensation of 6 million euros in the event of relegation.
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> The coverage was purchased through Howden, an internationally renowned insurance company with a strong presence in the sports sector, which has worked with other LaLiga clubs for years.
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> https://www.osasuna.es/en/clarification-on-the-contracting-of-relegation-coverage

I suppose they have to go indirectly otherwise through an insurance provider otherwise they would be violating league rules essentially gambling on themselves to lose.

grayruby

That's crazy, predictions for the wi..... Oh wait

gsc360

Spanish football club Osasuna attempted to hedge the impact of its relegation from the country’s top football league by buying a €1.2 million ($1.4 million) insurance policy involving a bet on the prediction market Kalshi.

 today that it purchased “insurance” from broker Howden, which would’ve guaranteed it €6 million ($6.9 million) in the event of relegation from La Liga and helped cover any subsequent financial losses. 

It said, “Documents issued by Howden and LaLiga… confirm that such policies are routinely used by clubs and sports organizations to protect against financial contingencies related to their activity.”

 that an unnamed Spanish football club placed a multi-million-dollar bet using Kalshi to hedge financial losses from relegation. 

 its final game against Getafe 0-1. However, the goal difference was just enough to 

 the club from relegation. As a result, it lost the Kalshi bet but maintained its top-flight status.

Stacker_Sports

ideasfromtheedge

> Spanish football club Osasuna attempted to hedge the impact of its relegation from the country’s top football league by buying a €1.2 million ($1.4 million) insurance policy involving a bet on the prediction market Kalshi.
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> The club [revealed](https://www.osasuna.es/en/clarification-on-the-contracting-of-relegation-coverage) today that it purchased “insurance” from broker Howden, which would’ve guaranteed it €6 million ($6.9 million) in the event of relegation from La Liga and helped cover any subsequent financial losses. 
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> It said, “Documents issued by Howden and LaLiga… confirm that such policies are routinely used by clubs and sports organizations to protect against financial contingencies related to their activity.”
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> This comes four days after *Semafor* [reported](https://www.semafor.com/article/06/04/2026/a-soccer-team-bet-against-itself-this-is-the-good-future-of-prediction-markets) that an unnamed Spanish football club placed a multi-million-dollar bet using Kalshi to hedge financial losses from relegation. 
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> Osasuna [lost](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c0q258kz20wt) its final game against Getafe 0-1. However, the goal difference was just enough to [save](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/spanish-la-liga/table) the club from relegation. As a result, it lost the Kalshi bet but maintained its top-flight status.
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> [**...read more at protos.com**](https://protos.com/la-liga-club-osasuna-reportedly-used-kalshi-to-hedge-relegation-risk/)