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FA Introduces Betting Ban

Aug 03, 2014 14:47
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English Football Association has now introduced a global betting ban which means that any individual involved in any capacity with the top 8 flight leagues are not allowed to bet.

The ban is mainly targeted at players, officials and club employees. They are not permitted to bet on any league in the World.

Earlier rules were that only players were not supposed to bet on competitions their teams take part in but with match-fixing scandals on the rise, FA has come up with the strict rules to curb the issue.

Players like Andros Townsend and Dan Gosling are under disciplinary action for their breach while former Premier League player Sam Sodje is arrested for corruption charges.

The FA general secretary Alex Horne told skysports news: “What's interesting is that these rules are easier to police so quite simply, if you play above Step Four you don't bet on football.

“It's a much easier message to convey, to communicate and to understand if you are a player, a coach, a manager or a referee.

“The previous rules were possibly a little bit open to interpretation because it was around the competitions that your club played in.

"It's a simple rule. It isn't because we believe we have a cultural problem or an issue but it's a perceptive issue betting on football by people playing in football.

“It's just part of our war on match-fixing. Integrity of the game in England is crucial for us and it's what makes the English game so exceptional. It is completely trustworthy and we want to do everything we can to keep match-fixing out of our game.”


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