Sutton United goalkeeper Wayne Shaw resigns ‘in tears’ amid gambling commission investigation into pie stunt – Telegraph.co.uk

However such comments are unlikely to be brushed aside with Sutton club chairman Bruce Elliott saying of the 23-stone player, who has been labelled the roly-poly goalie in the publicity surrounding the high-profile tie, that he has got himself in the papers again and the fame obviously has gone to his head a little bit, but we will soon bring him back down to earth, don't worry about that. Elliott said he knew nothing about the stunt.

Although it was deemed humorous and harmless in some quarters the incident cannot simply be dismissed. A worldwide ban on betting in football was introduced in 2014 and covers everyone involved in the game, from the players and managers to the match officials and club staff.

It prevents participants covered by the ban from betting, either directly or indirectly, on any football match or competition, including the passing of "inside information".

The FA website refers defines that as "information that you are aware of due to your position in the game and which is not publicly available". It adds: "You are not allowed to pass inside information on to someone else which they use for betting."

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