Daniel Sturridge facing six-month ban if found guilty of breaching betting rules

Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge is staring down the barrel of a six-month ban if he’s found guilty of breaching betting rules.

Daniel Sturridge faces at least a six-month ban if he is found guilty of breaching betting rules.

Daniel Sturridge faces at least a six-month ban if he is found guilty of breaching betting rules.

The Liverpool and England striker has until February 11 to respond after being charged in November.

According to reports, the 29-year-old handed his mobile phone over to the FA soon after they launched their inquiry in March.

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Sturridge has been charged with breaching betting rules.

That came following intelligence from bet-monitoring services over wagers placed on his potential transfer in January.

The FA employed tech wizards to check texts, messages and phone calls made by Sturridge during the January window.

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Sturridge eventually joined West Brom on loan, with one punter attempting to place a £5,000 bet on him moving to The Hawthorns at odds of 66-1.

Because the FA investigation lasted eight months, the FA agreed to give Sturridge’s legal team extra time to prepare a response.

They had initially given them just eight days.

Liverpool say he has been co-operating fully with the FA and that he has “stated categorically that he has never gambled on football”.

This story originally appeared in The Sun.

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