breaching - Bad Sporters https://www.badsporters.com News Blogging About Athletes Being Caught Up Tue, 05 May 2020 23:51:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Kieran Trippier faces a BAN from football after being charged with breaching FA betting rules – Daily Mail https://www.badsporters.com/2020/05/05/kieran-trippier-faces-a-ban-from-football-after-being-charged-with-breaching-fa-betting-rules-daily-mail/ https://www.badsporters.com/2020/05/05/kieran-trippier-faces-a-ban-from-football-after-being-charged-with-breaching-fa-betting-rules-daily-mail/#respond Tue, 05 May 2020 23:51:06 +0000 https://badsporters.com/?p=5855 BREAKING NEWS: England star Kieran Trippier is charged with breaching the same FA gambling rules that saw Daniel Sturridge hit with four-month ban over bets placed related to his £20m move to Atletico Madrid from Tottenham Kieran Trippier faces a ban from football after allegedly breaching betting rules The FA have charged him over bets […]

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BREAKING NEWS: England star Kieran Trippier is charged with breaching the same FA gambling rules that saw Daniel Sturridge hit with four-month ban over bets placed related to his £20m move to Atletico Madrid from Tottenham

  • Kieran Trippier faces a ban from football after allegedly breaching betting rules
  • The FA have charged him over bets placed related to his move to Atletico Madrid
  • Trippier said: ‘I have at no stage placed football related bets during my career’
  • He has been charged with breaching the same betting rules as Daniel Sturridge
  • Sturridge received a four-month suspension and was hit with a £150,000 fine 

England defender Kieran Trippier is facing a lengthy ban and a fine after being charged by the Football Association with breaching betting rules.

The matter relates to his £20 million move from Tottenham to Atletico Madrid in July last year.

An FA statement read: ‘Kieran Trippier has been charged with misconduct in relation to alleged breaches of the FA’s betting rules during the period of July 2019. He has until May 18 2020 to provide a response.’ 

England star Kieran Trippier has been charged with breaching FA betting regulations

England star Kieran Trippier has been charged with breaching FA betting regulations

The Atletico Madrid defender insisted he's never placed football related bets during his career

The Atletico Madrid defender insisted he’s never placed football related bets during his career

Kieran Trippier's been accused of betting offences in relation to his £20m move to Atletico

Trippier’s been accused of betting offences in relation to his £20m move to Atletico last July

THE TWO FA RULES KIERAN TRIPPIER ALLEGEDLY BROKE

Rule E8(1)(a): a participant shall not bet, either directly or indirectly, or instruct, permit, cause or enable any person to bet on – (i) the result, progress, conduct or any other aspect of, or occurrence in or in connection with, a football match or competition; or (ii) any other matter concerning or related to football anywhere in the world, including, for example and without limitation, the transfer of players, employment of managers, team selection or disciplinary matters. 

Rule E8(1)(b): where a participant provides to any other person any information relating to football which the participant has obtained by virtue of his or her position within the game and which is not publicly available at that time, the participant shall be in breach of this Rule where any of that information is used by that other person for, or in relation to, betting.

Trippier released a statement of his own, saying: ‘I have fully complied with the FA’s investigation on a voluntary basis and continue to do so.

‘While a professional footballer, I have at no stage placed football-related bets or received financial benefit from others betting.’

As the 29-year-old right back now plays in Spain, the FA must appeal to FIFA to impose any ban.

It is believed Trippier will claim that he has have been the victim of friends making bets, without his knowledge, off the back of light-hearted information that had been disclosed in private.

It is not believed that a high number of bets were placed.

Daniel Sturridge was hit with a four-month global ban earlier this year after being found guilty of breaking betting rules following allegations that he passed on inside information over a potential transfer in January 2018.

The former Liverpool striker, 30, was originally given a six-week ban with four of them suspended.

English striker Daniel Sturridge, , has been suspended from all football-related activity until June

English striker Daniel Sturridge, whose contract with Turkish club Trabzonspor was ended in March, was suspended from all football-related activity until June for breaching betting rules

GAMBLING BAD BOYS 

Six other high-profile players who have been punished in relation to betting on football: 

JOEY BARTON: In 2017 Barton, then at Burnley, was banned for 18 months and fined £30,000 for placing 1,260 football bets over a 10-year period. Ban was later reduced by five months.

DANIEL STURRIDGE: In March, Sturridge was banned for four months and fined £150,000 after being found guilty of breaching betting rules. 

MARTIN DEMICHELIS: In 2016, Manchester City’s Demichelis was fined £22,000 for placing 29 bets on football matches. 

CAMERON JEROME: Stoke striker Cameron Jerome was fined £50,000 in 2013 for breaking FA betting rules. 

ANDROS TOWNSEND: In 2013, as a Tottenham player, Townsend was fined £18,000 and handed a four-month ban from football for breaching betting regulations. 

DAN GOSLING: Gosling, then at Newcastle, was fined £30,000 in 2014 for multiple football-related bets. 

 

But the FA successfully appealed against the ruling of an independent commission.

In addition to seeing his suspension increased to four months, an appeal board also doubled his fine to £150,000.

Trippier’s case is not identical to Sturridge’s but the alleged offences are similar, indicating that Trippier appears likely to be handed a suspension.

The former Tottenham defender was one of England’s best players during their euphoric run to the World Cup semi-finals in 2018. He left the London club at the end of last season after falling out of favour with former manager Mauricio Pochettino, but has cemented his place in Diego Simeone’s Atletico side since moving to Spain.

Atletico have backed their defender, telling Sportsmail: ‘The player has told us that he is calm about the situation because he has done nothing wrong.

‘He thinks it’s ridiculous that someone is trying to link him to something like this.

‘He is going to co-operate fully to clear it up as soon as possible.’   

FA RULES ON BETTING

Players cannot bet on a match or competition in which they are involved in that season, or which they can influence, or any other football-related matter concerning the league that they play in.

Participants are also prohibited from using or passing inside information for betting. 

Participants covered by the ban will be prohibited from betting, either directly or indirectly, on any football match or competition that takes place anywhere in the world.

This also includes a worldwide ban on betting on any other football-related matter. For example, the transfer of players, employment of managers or team selection. The passing of inside information to somebody that uses the information for betting remains prohibited.

If players are found guilty of breaching rules, then this can lead to financial penalties, suspensions, and in some instances, lifetime bans. 

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Fallen footy star Ben Cousins is facing 15 charges including aggravated stalking and breaching a restraining order after he was arrested in Perth. 

The former West Coast Eagles captain was taken into custody on Wednesday after allegedly being found with methamphetamine in the suburb of East Victoria Park. 

Police had been searching for a vehicle that was seen driving erratically earlier in the day before finding it in Kensington around noon.

The 41-year-old was allegedly found asleep next to the car with 2.5 grams of ice.

WA Police refused to comment on the type of car Cousins was driving after it was located. 

He has also been charged with aggravated stalking and 13 charges relating to the breaching of a restraining order between April 2 and April 15.

Those charges do not relate to Wednesday’s incident and the victim is known to Cousins, police said. 

Ben Cousins (pictured in 2016) is facing 15 charges including aggravated stalking and breaching a restraining order after being arrested again in Perth

Ben Cousins (pictured in 2016) is facing 15 charges including aggravated stalking and breaching a restraining order after being arrested again in Perth

A prison van believed to be transporting former West Coast Eagles AFL player Ben Cousins leaves the Armadale Magistrates Court in Perth on Thursday

A prison van believed to be transporting former West Coast Eagles AFL player Ben Cousins leaves the Armadale Magistrates Court in Perth on Thursday

The fallen footy star (pictured with his former partner) previously opened up about his battle with drug addiction. He also served almost one year behind bars for stalking his ex-partner Maylea Tinecheff

The fallen footy star (pictured with his former partner) previously opened up about his battle with drug addiction. He also served almost one year behind bars for stalking his ex-partner Maylea Tinecheff

Cousins was placed in a holding cell at the Perth watch house and will face Armadale Magistrates Court on Thursday.

A white prison van believed to be transporting the former AFL player was photographed leaving the court in Perth on Thursday afternoon. 

The former premiership player and Brownlow medallist has been in and out of prison in recent years as he struggled with his meth addiction, and served almost one year behind bars for stalking his ex-partner Maylea Tinecheff.

He had been scheduled to face a trial last September over more alleged family violence offences, but after charges of stalking and threatening to harm Ms Tinecheff were dropped, he pleaded guilty to 12 lesser offences.

He was sentenced to eight months in prison but it was backdated and with time already served, he was able to walk free in August.

His lawyer Michael Tudori told AAP at the time his client was doing well and continuing to self-fund his rehabilitation with the Whitehaven Clinic, saying it was ‘a long road to recovery’.

The arrest comes just three weeks after Cousins appeared in a tell-all interview with Channel Seven where he opened up about his drug addiction.

Cousins was placed in a holding cell at the Perth watch house and will face Armadale Magistrates Court on Thursday. Pictured: Van believed to be transporting Cousins is seen leaving court

Cousins was placed in a holding cell at the Perth watch house and will face Armadale Magistrates Court on Thursday. Pictured: Van believed to be transporting Cousins is seen leaving court 

Ben Cousins was seen giving the thumps up with West Coast Eagles player Nic Naitanui earlier this month

Ben Cousins was seen giving the thumps up with West Coast Eagles player Nic Naitanui earlier this month

Ben Cousins is due to appear in court on Thursday after allegedly  being found with 2.5g of methamphetamine

Ben Cousins is due to appear in court on Thursday after allegedly  being found with 2.5g of methamphetamine 

Sporting long hair in a ponytail and a scruffy beard, Cousins admitted he’d ‘stuffed things up royally’ and that it was time to put things right.

‘I hope people can see I’m having a crack at turning it around,’ he said. 

But Cousins gave an unconvincing answer when asked if he was still using drugs.

‘I’m just thinking how… I’m just not sure about how to answer that,’ he said.

‘My issues have been more greater and complex than my drug use.

‘In a perfect world, I would’ve have liked come out the other side a long time ago. That hasn’t been the case.’

Cousins was tight-lipped when asked when was the last time he took drugs.

‘It’s just one of those things, I’d rather not go there,’ he said.

‘I don’t think it helps.’

‘Last week, last month?,’ Basil Zempilas pressed. 

Cousins replied: ‘Well…you know, not today is enough for me and it should be enough for other people.   

Ben Cousins and Chris Judd of the West Coast Eagles celebrate premiership success after the epic 2006 AFL grand final win against the Sydney Swans at the MCG

Ben Cousins and Chris Judd of the West Coast Eagles celebrate premiership success after the epic 2006 AFL grand final win against the Sydney Swans at the MCG

During the interview, Ben Cousins recalled the story behind this nude photo of him after a spray tan that went viral on social media. 'I was trying to get a root,' Cousins said

During the interview, Ben Cousins recalled the story behind this nude photo of him after a spray tan that went viral on social media. ‘I was trying to get a root,’ Cousins said

Cousins had this message to today’s youth about taking drugs.

‘I would encourage them to think long and hard before they decide to go down that path,’ Cousins said. 

‘Just be aware of the ramifications and take it seriously.’

Confronting footage from the interview also showed a furious Cousins in the backseat of a car, ranting about the custody of his kids. 

‘I don’t think a mother plays any more of an important role than the bloke does,’ Cousins says in the rant filmed in February.

‘It needs to be stopped. Every time I see the coppers I say to them ”you guys have let me down”.

‘The community has let me down. My family, her family, have let me down. This has gone on for too long.  

‘If I get to a point where and I’m going to pick a cause single-mindedly… or with that cause towards you – I want there to be carnage.

‘Blood will spill. So, it’s up to you guys so if you want to change this.’

Cousins described the mother of his children, Maylea Tinecheff, as the most defiant person he’d ever known – and said he wanted underworld figure Mick Gatto to  mediate access to his two children. 

The Ben Cousins: Coming Clean documentary showed the fallen AFL star (pictured) unleashing in an angry tirade about the custody battle with his ex-partner over their children

The Ben Cousins: Coming Clean documentary showed the fallen AFL star (pictured) unleashing in an angry tirade about the custody battle with his ex-partner over their children

He said he was willing to give his Brownlow Medal to Gatto in return.  

‘I’ve never met anyone as defiant. You know? Mick Gatto couldn’t tell her what to do,’ Cousins said.

‘Mick … I’m just telling you – and I honestly was going to get him to come over, I was going to give him my Brownlow – to mediate.

‘That’s how big a thing it was, you know?’

In a rare light-hearted moment during the documentary, Cousins was reminded about a nude photo of him after a spray tan that surfaced on social media last year.

‘Mate, there’s a fantastic photo of Ben at a spray tan place,’ a man can heard saying off-camera.

Ben Cousins (pictured as a 21-year-old in 2000) had a stellar career with the West  Coast Eagles before he was sacked by the club  and banned by the AFL following the 2007 season

Ben Cousins (pictured as a 21-year-old in 2000) had a stellar career with the West  Coast Eagles before he was sacked by the club  and banned by the AFL following the 2007 season

‘Oh please,’ Cousins laughed.

‘You posted it,’ Zempilas told him. 

Cousins replied: ‘I didn’t actually, that was the problem. I can’t believe it happened the way it did.

‘I wasn’t doing someone a favour. I was trying to get a root, that’s what I was trying to do basically. That wasn’t supposed to go anywhere.’  

The pair laughed when Zempilas said it wasn’t the worst thing Cousins had ever done.

The infamous photo never got the desired result.

‘No ships, only hardships,’ Cousins said.  

He was grilled about his tumultuous relationship with the mother of his children and former partner, Maylea Tinecheff. 

In January 2018, Cousins was released from prison after serving 10 months of the one-year sentence for breaching a restraining order taken out by Ms Tinecheff.

He was back in jail months later following charges making threats and breaking a violence restraining order.

He spent eight months in jail until his release on bail last April. 

Two charges of stalking and threatening to harm Ms Tinecheff were later dropped.

Cousins later pleaded guilty to the remaining 12 offences of breaching a violence restraining order and was sentenced to eight months in prison, which he had already served.

‘As you know, I wasn’t convicted of some of those things’, Cousins told Zempilas.

‘But I agree with you yeah, some of it is inexcusable.’

When asked if he was embarrassed about where he ended up, Cousins replied: ‘I’m not proud.’ 

THE TROUBLED LIFE AND TIMES OF BEN COUSINS:

1996 – Makes AFL debut with West Coast and is named the league’s Rising Star

2001 – Named club captain of West Coast at age 23

2002 – Breaks his arm falling down a flight of stairs at a nightclub months after punching his teammate Daniel Kerr

2005 – (May) Is quizzed by police about association with underworld identities

– (September) Wins Brownlow medal as the AFL’s best and fairest player

Cousins after the 2006 AFL Grand Final

Cousins after the 2006 AFL Grand Final

2006 – (February) Swims across a Perth river to escape a booze bus

– (September) Wins AFL premiership with the Eagles

– (December) Is arrested after passing out in front of Melbourne’s Crown Casino and spends four hours in jail 

2007 – (March) Suspended by West Coast after missing training session

– (April) Goes to a drug rehabilitation facility in the US

– (October) Revealed to have visited fellow Eagles legend Chris Mainwaring twice on the night he died of a drug overdose

– (October) Arrested and charged with drug offences that are later dropped 

– (November) Eventually sacked by West Coast and banned from the AFL for one year

2008 – AFL re-registers Cousins and he is signed by Richmond

2010 – Retires from the AFL but releases autobiography and documentary

Cousins has been charged with drug possession and refusing a drug test in 2007, but the charges were later dropped

Cousins has been charged with drug possession and refusing a drug test in 2007, but the charges were later dropped

2015 – Arrested three times before leading police on a slow-speed car chase

2016 – (June) Spotted behaving erratically and directing traffic on a highway 

– (October) In and out of court over drug offences and breaches a restraining order taken out by his ex-partner

2017 – Jailed for one year for breaching restraining order by calling his ex-lover thousands of times

2018 – (January) Released from jail on parole just 10 months into his sentence

He takes up a community support role with the West Coast Eagles – a requirement of his parole conditions 

– (May): Reports emerge he hasn’t been seen at the club for a month

The club confirms the he told officials in April he no longer wanted the job

– (August) Arrested and charged with drug possession and breaching a  restraining order

2019 – (February) He was fined $1,750 for possessing meth and hiding it up his anus while in jail 

(March) Cousins pleaded not guilty to 14 offences in court, including breaching a family violence restraining order and a count each of aggravated stalking and threatening to injure, endanger or harm  

(April) Cousins is arrested in Perth with a  Cousins is released from jail on bail after eight months inside.

2020 – (March) Tell-all documentary Coming Clean goes to air – Cousins opens up about his meth addiction and time behind bars.

(April) Cousins is arrested in Perth after allegedly being caught with 2.5grams of methamphetamine while asleep beside his car.

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The accused was arrested after he completed the mandatory self-quarantine process and was cleared by the Health Officials.

He has been charged with one count of failure to comply with lawful order.

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He has been charged with three new offences, including breaching bail https://www.badsporters.com/2018/02/12/he-has-been-charged-with-three-new-offences-including-breaching-bail/ https://www.badsporters.com/2018/02/12/he-has-been-charged-with-three-new-offences-including-breaching-bail/#respond Mon, 12 Feb 2018 11:25:13 +0000 http://www.badsporters.com/?p=2150 A 47-year-old man who was dramatically pulled off his flight to New Zealand before being charged with rape has allegedly breached his bail conditions in less than a week.  The former rugby player, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was charged with  unlawful stalking, use of a listening device and breach of bail over the weekend. […]

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A 47-year-old man who was dramatically pulled off his flight to New Zealand before being charged with rape has allegedly breached his bail conditions in less than a week. 

The former rugby player, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was charged with  unlawful stalking, use of a listening device and breach of bail over the weekend.

Last week he was pulled from a flight to Auckland after a 37-year-old woman reported to police she had been raped at a home in Mudgeeraba on the Gold Coast the day before.

A man was dragged off a flight heading from the Gold Coast in Queensland to Auckland, New Zealand, by police on Monday

A man was dragged off a flight heading from the Gold Coast in Queensland to Auckland, New Zealand, by police on Monday

A man was dragged off a flight heading from the Gold Coast in Queensland to Auckland, New Zealand, by police on Monday

He did not appear for the brief mention of the new charges at Southport Magistrates Court and no application for bail was put forward. 

It is believed his mother, who still lives in New Zealand, bought the one-way place ticket after she was made aware of the rape allegations made by an ex-girlfriend, the Gold Coast Bulletin reported. 

State and Federal police at the Gold Coast airport quickly interrupted the man’s travel plans, removing him from the flight. 

The Robina man, who works as a personal trainer, faced the Southport Magistrates Court, where he was granted bail following a brief appearance in court. 

 The former footy player was released on bail however has broken those terms

 The former footy player was released on bail however has broken those terms

 The former footy player was released on bail however has broken those terms

The man, who moved from New Zealand more than 10 years ago, was ordered to surrender his passport, which the court heard he was willing to do during his application. 

It was also deemed he would need to report to police regularly and have no contact with the victim.

However, over the weekend the new charges were brought forward, which included the breach of release conditions.  

The matter was adjourned to March 2 when the man will appear via videolink.   

 

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Charge: Skinner backed Celtic to beat Aberdeen.

Charge: Skinner backed Celtic to beat Aberdeen.

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An Aberdeen FC director has been fined by the Scottish FA for breaching football rules by placing bets on matches.

Duncan Skinner was charged by the governing body with placing 589 bets on almost 1500 matches over the course of four seasons, including one wager backing Celtic to beat Aberdeen in February of this year.

The governing body brought four charges against Skinner, one for each season in which he was believed to have placed bets. The claims against the non-executive director, who is also chairman of the Aberdeen FC Community Trust, were not linked to match-fixing.

Skinner was summoned to a disciplinary hearing in January but waived the normal preparation period to ask for an earlier date. An independent panel considered the case on Thursday and ruled that he was guilty of the first two charges and he was fined £1000 in total, to be paid within 30 days.

The remaining two charges have been deferred until March 29, 2018 to allow time to consider a report from Mr Skinner. In the interim, Aberdeen are to conduct a full internal review and remind office holders of their obligations under the Scottish FA’s rules.

The Scottish FA’s disciplinary rules state: “No club, official, team official or other member of team staff, player, match official or other person under the jurisdiction of the Scottish FA shall gamble in any way on a football match.”

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