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Due to allegations that they manipulated yellow cards, three players from the A-League face a ban because of illegal betting.
The New South Wales Police Organized Crime Squad Gaming Unit investigated the suspected gambling-related manipulation of yellow cards. As a result, Macarthur FC captain Ulises Davila, as well as Clayton Lewis, and Kearyn Baccas were all prosecuted.
Investigators said the three were involved in a betting operation; that reportedly resulted in the offshore payout of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Thus, they were detained on Friday. Interestingly, Chelsea signed Davila when he was a promising young player in 2011.
However, now he’s one of three players the authorities are looking into in connection with an A-League betting scam. According to the police, a person ordered the 33-year-old midfielder to time the occurrence of yellow cards in A-League games. The unnamed person is most likely located in South America. Those supposed yellow cards came in games last year from Nov. 24 to Dec. 9.
On Nov. 24, while playing for Macarthur, Davila picked up a yellow card. Afterward, on Dec. 9, he earned another second yellow card in a match against Sydney FC. The period from April 20 to May 4 saw many unsuccessful efforts to regulate the quantity of cards.
What did local police say?
On Friday, deputies from Sydney’s Mascot police station questioned the Mexican. Subsequently, he faced two charges of corrupt behavior and two counts of assisting criminal conduct involving betting results.
According to police, they found evidence that Davila was paying two other players $10,000 each for getting yellow cards on purpose. Strike Force Beaconview allegedly found betting corruption including “yellow card manipulation,” according to the police.
“Investigations revealed a senior player was allegedly taking instructions from a man – believed to be offshore in South America – to organize for yellow cards to occur during…
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Author : Martina Alcheva
Publish date : 2024-05-17 18:44:50
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