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Macarthur FC has been banned from recruiting new players until the middle of 2026 unless the club pays former coach Dwight Yorke hundreds of thousands of dollars in compensation.

FIFA bans Macarthur from signing players until Yorke is paid compensation

The club was ordered to pay its former coach Dwight Yorke hundreds of thousands of dollars in compensation. Now the sport’s governing body has stepped in.

  • Riley Walter

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Dwight Yorke says the game in Australia has it “totally wrong”.

‘Vindicated’ Dwight Yorke awarded $290,000 compensation for Macarthur FC sacking

Macarthur FC fired their high-profile coach after a controversial dressing room address. It wound up costing the club hundreds of thousands of dollars.

  • Riley Walter
Macarthur FC club captain Ulises Davila.

Davila dumped from contract after facing court over A-League betting ring

Macarthur FC have mutually terminated the contract of skipper Ulises Davila, hours after he fronted court over being the alleged ringleader in a spot-fixing operation.

  • Vince Rugari
Jed Drew (pictured) and Matthew Millar are accused of participating in a criminal group that also allegedly involved three alreayd charged Macarthur FC players.

Two more Macarthur players caught up in alleged A-League bet-fixing scandal

Matthew Millar and Jed Drew have been named in court as participants in a criminal scheme – which used the manipulation of yellow cards to corrupt betting – that allegedly involved three teammates.

  • Joanna Guelas
This incident involving Macarthur midfielder Ulises Davila has come under scrutiny.
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Yellow card lead to police investigation

This incident involving Macarthur midfielder Ulises Davila has come under scrutiny.

Macarthur FC players Kearyn Baccus, Ulises Davila and Clayton Lewis.

Fourth A-League player expected to be charged over alleged corruption upon return to NSW

Macarthur FC players Ulises Davila, Kearyn Baccus, and Clayton Lewis were picked up by organised crime detectives on Friday, suspected of deliberately conceding yellow cards to manipulate offshore betting markets. A fourth man featured prominently in their police interviews.

  • Sally Rawsthorne and Vince Rugari
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Ulises Davila allegedly engaged in spot-fixing during this match against Melbourne Victory.

How an argument with an A-League referee ended in corruption charges

It looked innocent enough, but when Ulises Davila copped a yellow card for dissent after an argument with referee Alireza Faghani, there may have been something sinister at play.

  • Vince Rugari
Brendan Wyatt spent a night in hospital after his ultramarathon effort.

Blood, blisters and bat attacks: The ultramarathon that mistakenly stretched to 170km

The physio of A-League team Macarthur FC set off on an ultramarathon from Avalon Beach to Wollongong in tribute to the club’s grieving captain and his late wife.

  • Vince Rugari
Tom Glover had earlier picked up a flare to remove it from the pitch.

Flare warning: Police to lay down law to Sydney clubs over fan behaviour

NSW Police will meet with officials from Sydney FC and Macarthur FC before their Christmas Eve clash to issue them a reminder.

  • Anthony Segaert
Sir Alex Ferguson visits Macarthur FC, coached by Dwight Yorke (left), and with captain Ulises Davila (right).

‘What the ....?’: Sir Alex drops in at Campbelltown

Sir Alex Ferguson ... at Campbelltown Stadium? Even the A-League team’s players couldn’t believe it when the most decorated manager in world football strolled out of the tunnel on Thursday.

  • Vince Rugari

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