Wednesday 18 May 2016 13:46, UK
Manchester City defender Martin Demichelis has been fined £22,058 and warned about his future conduct after accepting a FA charge in relation to betting on matches.
The Argentina international, 35, breached FA Rule E8 concerning 29 bets placed on matches between January 22 2016 and February 15 2016.
Sky sources understand there is no suggestion Demichelis is suspected of match-fixing or betting on a game involving Manchester City.
Demichelis is not the first Premier League footballer to be charged with breaking betting rules.
It is understood the offences did not relate to any matches over which the 35-year-old could have had an influence and his punishment is at the lenient end of the spectrum.
Newcastle winger Andros Townsend, then at Tottenham, was given a four-month ban, three of which were suspended, and an £18,000 fine in 2013.
The same year striker Cameron Jerome, then of Stoke, was fined £50,000 after admitting repeatedly breaching the regulations, while then Newcastle midfielder Dan Gosling was fined £30,000 in 2014.
Demichelis, who joined City in September 2013 from Atletico Madrid, made 32 appearances for the club in the 2015/16 season.
The FA announced new rules from 1 August, 2014 introducing a worldwide ban on betting on football.
