John Terry's brother Paul fined £1,000 by FA for breaking gambling rules after losing almost £47,000

John Terry’s brother Paul is fined £1,000 by the FA for breaking gambling rules after losing almost £47,000 across 209 football bets… but West Brom’s loan manager insists he DOESN’T have a problem and only bets because of ‘boredom’

  • Paul Terry has been fined for betting breaches that saw him lose £46,916.73
  • The brother of Chelsea legend John, Paul is West Brom’s loan manager 
  • His 209 breathes included 35 bets on competitions his club were involved in 
  • Terry claims he never bets ‘beyond his means’ and gambles out of ‘boredom’  

Paul Terry, the brother of Chelsea icon John, has admitted to 209 breaches of betting regulations and been fined £1,000 by the FA. 

The West Brom loans manager’s losses totalled £46,916.73 and included 35 bets on competitions his clubs were involved in. 

Terry claims he betted out of ‘boredom’ and never ‘beyond his means.’  

John Terry's brother Paul (above in 2018) has been fined £1,000 for breaking betting rules

John Terry’s brother Paul (above in 2018) has been fined £1,000 for breaking betting rules

Paul, (right, with John) who currently West Brom's loan manager, lost almost £47,000 betting

Paul, (right, with John) who currently West Brom’s loan manager, lost almost £47,000 betting

Football club employees are barred from gambling on any matches, but concerns over Terry’s behaviour were revealed to the FA in August by one of the two companies he was found to have opened an account with.

The FA regulatory commission’s report said Terry staked £63,800.40, winning £16,883.67 but blowing £46,916.73 in his gambling spree. 

The average across Terry’s 209 bets was £305.27, a figure ‘significantly skewed due to a handful of disturbingly high-stake bets.’

‘Whereas PT’s usual stakes were relatively low, ranging from £2 to £200, a number of bets placed, particularly in November 2017, stood out as being extremely high,’ the FA’s report reads. 

The former Oldham coach insists he bets out of 'boredom' and always within his means

The former Oldham coach insists he bets out of ‘boredom’ and always within his means 

The loan manager's (left) gambling included 35 bets on games affecting his own employers

The loan manager’s (left) gambling included 35 bets on games affecting his own employers

‘By way of example, over an 18-day period in November 2017, PT staked £45,600 across 12 bets.’

That run included a £10,000 stake on Germany to beat England (a friendly which finished 0-0) and another £10,000 on Manchester Utd to beat Basel in the Champions League (a 1-0 loss for the Old Trafford side). 

On Terry’s reaction, the report reads: ‘PT stated in interview that he had received education on betting and had been aware of the rules against betting on football albeit he was unsure that it applied to coaching staff. 

‘PT said that he has gambled all his adult life and that he was betting through boredom when he placed the bets on football. He said that he never bets beyond his means.’   

During his career, Terry played over 100 times for Yeovil Town and had a spell at Leyton Orient

During his career, Terry played over 100 times for Yeovil Town and had a spell at Leyton Orient

However, the FA disagreed, saying Terry’s bets ‘appear to have been disproportionate to his football generated income and he had lost a significant amount of money over a relatively short period of time.’

The 41-year-old was appointed by West Brom in July 2019 and is in charge of monitoring players during loan spells away from the club.

During his playing career, Terry appeared over 100 times for Yeovil Town and had a spell at Leyton Orient before retiring in 2017.

Following that Terry also worked as an agent and as a coach at Yeovil and Oldham before moving to West Brom. 

source: dailymail.co.uk