Newcastle United star Jack Colback fined £25,000 by FA for breaking betting rules
JACK COLBACK has been slapped with a £25,000 fine for breaking betting rules.
SunSport revealed in May how the Newcastle midfielder was being probed by the FA over gambling.
Jack Colback of Newcastle United has been fined £25,000 for a betting offenceGetty Images
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And Colback, 27, was today handed out his punishment after accepting a misconduct charge.
It is understood the Toon star did NOT place a wager on a match involving his own team or a fixture in their division – at the time, the Premier League.
But FA laws introduced in 2014 forbid players and coaches from betting on any footballing activity worldwide.
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A statement yesterday read: “Jack Colback has been fined £25,000 after he accepted an FA misconduct charge in relation to betting.
The Newcastle player breached FA Rule E8 in respect of a bet placed on the result, progress, conduct or any other aspect of, or occurrence in, a football match or competition on 16 March 2016.”
Colback’s offence came two days after Newcastle lost 1-0 at Leicester and four days before they drew 1-1 with his former club Sunderland as they fought unsuccessfully to stay in the Premier League.
The offence did not involve a match the Newcastle midfielder was involved inPA:Press Association
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