Fa Opens Investigation Into Alleged Breach Of Betting Regulations By Kettering Manager

The Football Association has opened an investigation into allegations of a breach of betting regulations by nan Kettering Town manager, Liam McDonald.

The allegations are understood to beryllium historical and subordinate to McDonald’s clip arsenic head of Redditch a decade ago. They see a declare that he stake against his ain team. The FA’s betting rules enforce a strict prohibition connected immoderate participants successful nan crippled from Step 4 upwards placing immoderate bets connected shot anyplace successful nan world.

Kettering are successful nan Southern League Premier Central division, which is 1 of 2 leagues feeding into nan National League South and is classed arsenic Step 3 of nan National League, and nan seventh tier of nan wide pyramid topped by nan Premier League.

Redditch were besides successful nan Southern League Premier erstwhile McDonald was astatine nan nine successful his first guidance domiciled betwixt 2013 and 2016 earlier he near to return further jobs astatine Hednesford Town, Solihull Moors, Rushall and Stourbridge successful a successful non-league career.

McDonald is understood to person voluntarily brought nan rumor to Kettering’s attention, pinch nan nine opinionated by him. The FA has not issued immoderate charges astatine this shape and it is unclear if they will do so.

The FA has taken connected a number of high-profile betting cases successful caller years, but besides taken action to uphold its rules astatine little levels.

Ivan Toney was fixed an eight-month ban aft being recovered blameworthy of 232 norm breaches 3 years ago, while nan past West Ham midfielder Lucas Paquetá was past twelvemonth cleared of 4 counts of being deliberately booked to power betting markets.

In its lawsuit against Toney nan FA was capable to beryllium that nan England striker stake connected his ain sides to triumph 16 times successful 15 different matches of which he played 11, arsenic good arsenic placing 13 bets connected his ain squad to suffer successful 7 matches, though he did not play successful immoderate of those games.

The FA and Kettering declined to comment.