Latest corruption probe

AFKABartram

according to the Beeb:

FA will investigate bribe claims

The Football Association is to investigate allegations that a former Premier League footballer accepted a £50,000 bribe to help throw a game.

The player got himself sent off and persuaded three team-mates to get booked in a game "in Britain" in the last two years, says The Independent.

In exchange, a bookmaker allegedly agreed to write off a £50,000 debt the player had racked up.

"We will be making inquiries about the story," an FA spokesman told BBC Sport.

Players are prohibited from betting on matches or competitions in which they are involved under FA rules.

"First we need to find out if the match was inside our jurisdiction - the story says it was in Britain, but we don't know if it was in England," the FA spokesman added.

The case was disclosed privately by a source at a seminar on gambling at the Sporting Chance Clinic in Hampshire this week.

The player in question has been treated at Sporting Chance, which is supported financially by the FA and Professional Footballers Association.

Chirpy Red

Manny Dills!!!!

AFKABartram

remember to err on the side of caution for anything that could be potentially libellous 'guys' :-)

cheers

leftbehind

Did Jeffers get sent off? when with us i know he liked to gamble

Plaaayer

Heard it's a Hammer, probably wrong though.

Czech_Addick

West Ham and their players would ever be involved in any corruption, it's totally unheard of

Oggy Red

Certainly remember a match featuring Hull City where a player deliberately got himself sent off.
Were there 3 players on the same side who got booked in that match?

Strangely the name of the player and the name of the club escapes me ..... ;o)

SantaClaus

£50,000 debts, that's a bar tab for most premier league players. Must be an unknown, probably not even championship level.

Oggy Red

Unless he'd not played for a while cos of injuries and no 1st team increments or win bonuses