Paul Scholes charged by FA for allegedly placing 140 bets on football matches

Paul Scholes has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association after allegedly placing 140 bets on football matches.

The former Manchester United and England midfielder is alleged to have placed the bets, in contravention of FA rules, between 17 August 2015 and 12 January 2019.

He took the Oldham manager’s job in February 2019 but quit after 31 days in charge. He has until 26 April 2019 to respond to the charge.

Scholes has had a shareholding in Salford City since 2014. The National League club said he had resigned as a director when he took the role at Oldham but retained his 10% stake.

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source: theguardian.com