Atletico's Trippier banned for 10 weeks over betting rules breach

Trippier, 30, denied seven alleged breaches of the FA Rule E8, which were said to occur in July 2018, and requested a personal hearing.

Published : Dec 23, 2020 19:40 IST

File Photo of Atletico Madrid's Kieran Trippier.
File Photo of Atletico Madrid's Kieran Trippier.
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File Photo of Atletico Madrid's Kieran Trippier.

Atletico Madrid and England defender Kieran Trippier has been suspended for 10 weeks and fined 70,000 pounds ($94,052.00) following a breach of betting rules, the Football Association said on Wednesday.

Trippier, 30, denied seven alleged breaches of FA Rule E8, which were said to occur in July 2018, and requested a personal hearing.

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"An independent regulatory commission was appointed to hear the case, with four of the alleged breaches found proven and three dismissed during a subsequent personal hearing," the FA said in a statement.

The suspension, which includes all football-related activity, begins on Wednesday following an application to world soccer's governing body FIFA, the FA added.

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