Paul Scholes charged by FA for alleged breach of betting rules
By Solomon Fowowe
16 April 2019 |
3:46 pm
Manchester United legend, Paul Scholes, has been charged with misconduct by the FA over an alleged breach of the betting rules. There are allegations that Scholes placed 140 bets on matches between August 2015 and January 2019. Scholes was hired as the manager of League Two side, Oldham, in February 2019 but quit after 31…
Manchester United legend, Paul Scholes, has been charged with misconduct by the FA over an alleged breach of the betting rules.
There are allegations that Scholes placed 140 bets on matches between August 2015 and January 2019.
Scholes was hired as the manager of League Two side, Oldham, in February 2019 but quit after 31 days in charge.
He has been given until 26 April 2019 to respond to the FA charge.
Details later.
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