England’s soccer affiliation will examine stories of spot-fixing surrounding the reserving of Oxford United defender Ciaron Brown throughout the League One facet’s 3-0 defeat by Arsenal within the FA Cup on Monday.
The Every day Mail reported that “the FA have a file of proof concerning supposed corruption, together with alleged cellphone messages earlier than kick off on the Kassam Stadium which declare that Brown could be booked in a betting rip-off that allegedly value one bookmaker greater than £1,600.”
The 24-year-old Northern Eire defender obtained a yellow card within the 59th minute of the match after fouling Bukayo Saka with the rating 0-0 on the time.
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An FA official advised Reuters that the governing physique was conscious of the matter and would examine.
In a press release on Wednesday, Brown’s membership mentioned: “Oxford United can verify that they’ve been made conscious of a particular allegation of irregular betting round our Emirates FA Cup recreation towards Arsenal on Monday night.
“The membership will co-operate totally with any investigation and whereas that is ongoing, we’re unable to make any additional remark.”