counsel Kieran Trippier he asked a friend to “bet big” on his transfer of Tottenham al Atletico Madrid, According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the independent commission of English Federation in charge of investigating the case.
For infringements of gambling regulations, Trippier He was fined 10 weeks in December and fined £ 70,000 (about $ 94,000), although FIFA was later suspended.
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The offenses, which the player denies, occurred in July 2019 when he left “Spurs” for the rojiblanco club in exchange for 20 million pounds (22.3 million euros, 27.3 million euros ). USD).
Among the arguments to justify its decision, English Federation ensures that TrippierFor 30 years, he exchanged WhatsApp messages with friends about his move to the Spanish club.
The Commission rejected the argument Trippier according to which those messages were in the game frame and he blamed him for four of the seven charges against him.
The international footballer allowed that commission of the federation to have access to his mobile phone, which he discovered in July that he was a friend Trippier, made 10 different bets, between 20 and 65 pounds, in favor transfer from defender to Athletic.
After doing so, Hawley sent a message to Trippier informing him that his move to the Spanish club had been paid 6/1, after which the defender responded with three laughing emoticons.
On July 12 Trippier He sent Hawley another message with the text “It’s happening”, after which the friend made two more big bets in favor of the operation.
Two days later, another friend, Matthew Brady, asked her Trippier through the text: “Should I bet I’m going there? Athletic) and the footballer replied: “Bet if you want, friend”.
Hawley and two other friends continued to play until transfer for approximately £ 20 million on July 17, 2019.