Trinity Mirror has struck a deal to revive the football pools in the Daily Mirror more than a decade after the betting game last appeared in the paper.

The return of the game, created as Littlewoods Football Pools in 1923, combines the three main pools companies, Littlewoods, Vernons and Zetters.

Trinity Mirror has struck an exclusive deal with Sportech, which relaunched the game online as The New Football Pools last year, starting with a four-page supplement in the Daily Mirror today.

The Daily Mirror will run an editorial column, which will include a coupon to play the game, every Tuesday.

Trinity Mirror also intends to revive the classic spot the ball game in the newspaper. Both games will also be made available on the Mirrorfootball.co.uk website.

"The football pools and spot the ball are classic games which are part of the fabric of football history in this country," said the Daily Mirror deputy editor, Conor Hanna. "We are delighted to be reviving them in the Daily Mirror's sports pages and across all our editorial and gaming platforms."

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