Two former Australia national team captains are among three A-League players who have been sanctioned by Football Federation Australia (FFA) for betting on soccer, including one player who bet against his team in a match against Thai side Chonburi in the Asian Champions League.
Queensland captain Craig Moore and Melbourne captain Kevin Muscat — both former Socceroo skippers — received A$3,000 (US$2,100) fines and a further A$2,000 suspended for betting on matches not involving their team.
Melbourne’s Grant Brebner received the same fine, plus a two-match suspension and a further two games suspended for betting on two matches, including one involving his team.
FFA received notification from betting agency Betfair about the players’ bets because of an integrity management agreement it has with the Australian body.
Brebner bet A$640 on the two matches, including the Victory’s match against Thailand’s Chonburi in March, a match which Melbourne lost 3-1. Brebner was not in the side and did not travel to Thailand.
Of the bets for that match, Brebner collected A$540 for picking the correct goal margin and won A$4.21 for wagering that Melbourne would not win.
FFA chief executive Ben Buckley said the suspensions and fines should be seen as a warning to players.
“These fines and the playing suspensions should serve notice to all players that any form of betting by players on football matches has no place in football and will not be tolerated,” Buckley said.
He said all the players and clubs involved had accepted the sanctions imposed and would not appeal.
“We are extremely disappointed in the actions of the players,” Buckley said.
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