FA investigates suspicious betting in 6th tier

Lifestyle March 15, 2013

FA investigates suspicious betting in 6th tier

LONDON (AP) — The English Football Association is investigating suspicious betting patterns in relation to league games in the country's sixth tier.

The FA says it is contacting all 22 clubs in the Football Conference South "to advise them immediately (of) our concern about this suspicious betting activity." The FA said in a statement released Friday that it is assessing evidence in conjunction with the Gambling Commission's Sports Betting Intelligence Unit.

Subjects
- Sports,
- Gambling,
- Sports betting,
- Soccer
Locations
- England,
- United Kingdom,
- Western Europe,
- Europe

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