The seven biggest betting scandals in football after Oxford vs Arsenal controversy
The FA is investigating a betting scandal involving Oxford defender Ciaron Brown. The FA also looked back at seven other famous betting scandals in football. Barton was banned for 18 months and fined £150,000 for betting offences. Shaw was caught eating a pie during a match and was later banned. He was also fined and banned from football for two months. Birmingham City's Townsend was found guilty of betting violations. His club, Trabzonspor, cancelled his contract. It was revealed that he placed 1260 bets over a period of 10 years. In April 2017, Barton admitted to placing over 15,00 bets across a range of sports.
