Football

Almost two years to the day since the Football Association opened an investigation into alleged spot fixing, West Ham ace Lucas Paqueta has been cleared of all charges. At the culmination of the FA inquiry, the Brazilian was charged with two counts of impropriety, with investigators alleging that he had been deliberately booked in as […]

A club that formerly competed in the UEFA Conference League has been banned from all European competitions for a decade after being charged with serious match fixing offences. FK Arsenal Tivat, who play their domestic football in Montenegro, were sanctioned after suspicious betting patterns were reported during their Conference League qualifier against Armenian outfit Alashkert […]

Two notable footballers past and present have been charged with historic betting rule breaches. Neil Danns, the former Crystal Palace, Leicester City and Birmingham City midfielder, was found to have placed more than 60 bets – including some on his own teams to lose – between 2007 and 2022. He will now be banned from […]

One of the oldest-running sponsorship agreements in the Premier League has come to an end. West Ham and Betway have parted company after ten years of the betting firm sponsoring the front of the Hammers’ playing shirt. Although not explicitly given as a reason, insiders claim that the break up has come in the wake […]