BREAKING: Daniel Sturridge banned from football
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Daniel Sturridge has been formed from playing football all over the world by the FA and FIFA until the end of the 2019-20 season. 

His ban which will last for close to four months and see him get fined £150,000 came after the FA successfully appealed since last season. 

Sturridge was found guilty of passing on inside information of his possible move to La Liga club Sevilla to his close family member, his brother Leon, although a move never took place. 

The primary law broken however, was not talking about a prospective move but about his brother using the information to place bets.

When found guilty of this last summer, Sturridge was initially banned for two weeks and fined £750,000. 

Now, the fine has been doubled and the ban increased to over 100 days.

This has led to Sturridge ending his contract with his club Trabzonspor by mutual consent as the player felt guilty earning wages from the Turkish outfit without being able to contribute. 

In a statement, the FA said: “Daniel Sturridge has been suspended from all football and football-related activity from today until the end of 17 June 2020. 

“Following an appeal by The FA of the previous findings of the independent Regulatory Commission in this case, an independent Appeal Board has found that the Regulatory Commission misapplied The FA’s Rules in relation to the use of inside information and made findings of fact which could not be sustained. As a result, the Appeal Board has found proven two further charges which were originally dismissed. Other factual findings of the Regulatory Commission were left undisturbed.

“In relation to the sanction, the Appeal Board agreed with The FA that the penalty originally imposed on Mr Sturridge was unduly lenient and therefore increased his effective playing ban from two weeks to four months. The Appeal Board also doubled the fine to £150,000.

“The written reasons in this matter are available below and provide considerable detail in relation to all the charges and the Appeal Board’s determinations of them. As will be clear, The FA takes any form of betting misconduct and the provision of inside information very seriously. 

“FIFA has confirmed that the suspension will be of worldwide effect.”

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