England Striker Banned Four Months

England international and former Liverpool striker, Daniel Sturridge has been banned for four months after breaking betting rules.

The Trabzonspor attacker was originally banned for six-weeks last year and has since been fined £150, 000.

Sturridge’s contract with Turkish side Trabzonspor has been terminated by mutual agreement today due to his ban from football.

Sturridge had faced various charges alleging he passed on inside information over a potential transfer in January 2018.

A statement from the FA said the appeal board had ruled the commission “misapplied rules in relation to the use of inside information and made findings of fact which could not be sustained”.

As a result, the board found proven two further charges that had originally been dismissed.