Ranger’s Joey Barton has been given a betting charge by the Scottish Football Association. The 34-year-old British midfielder has allegedly placed 44 bets on football matches between July 1 and September 15 in 2016.
Full SPFL stats for Joey Barton –
Games played 8
Goals scored 0
Yellow cards 1
Club suspensions 2
Bets placed 44— ️Andrew (@Hullbhoy) October 5, 2016
The controversial footballer has until next week to respond to the charge. A hearing date has been set for October 27 this year.
Rangers midfielder Joey Barton is under investigation by the Scottish FA and Gambling Commission.
(Photo: Facebook/Joey Barton)
Barton was already suspended for three weeks by Rangers following a training ground bust-up with team-mate Andy Halliday and manager Mark Warburton. Barton is the third Rangers player to be charged with betting after goalie Steve Simonsen and midfielder Ian Black.
Gambling on football fixtures is strictly against the laws in the UK as it is a contravention of disciplinary rule 31. A statement from Scottish FA reads: “Disciplinary Rule 31: In that between 1 July and 15 September 2016, both dates inclusive, you placed 44 bets upon football matches, and accordingly gambled upon football matches in contravention of Disciplinary Rule 31.”
