Sporting Challenges, a UK provider of football half time entertainment event Strike the Bar, has signed an agreement with UK-based mobile payments services provider paythru.

Under the terms of the contract, paythru will be handling the online payments for the prize draw offered by Sporting Challenges. Supporters must enter a prize draw to win the chance to take the half time kick at their team’s home games. Supporters can currently enter the prize draw on the web, by SMS or via iPhone and iPad apps in the near future.

paythru provides services for the marketing of, or payment for, goods, services or business through the mobile or the internet. Sporting Challenges is the home of half time entertainment events at football clubs across the UK.