Maybe this was why Paul Scholes stepped down as Oldham Athletic’s manager after just one month in charge...
The Manchester United and England legend has been charged by the English Football Association in regard to their betting regulations.
In a statement the FA confirmed that Scholes, 44, has been handed a misconduct charge regarding allegations he placed 140 bets on games between August 2015 and January 2019.
Scholes is a minority owner of Salford City, who sit in the fifth-tier of English soccer, and took charge of Oldham for just over one month in 2019 as he arrived on Feb. 11, then departed on Mar. 14.
So, Scholes didn’t make any bets while he was manager of Oldham, but he did while he was a director of Salford City which is against the rules.
In a similar situation Joey Barton was banned for 18 months after being found guilty of breaching the FA’s betting rules.
Below is the statement in full:
Paul Scholes has been charged with misconduct in relation to The FA’s Betting Rules. It is alleged he placed 140 bets on football matches, contrary to FA Rule E8, between 17 August 2015 and 12 January 2019. He has until 26 April 2019 to respond to the charge.
