However such comments are unlikely to be brushed aside with Sutton club chairman Bruce Elliott saying of the 23-stone player, who has been labelled the roly-poly goalie in the publicity surrounding the high-profile tie, that he has got himself in the papers again and the fame obviously has gone to his head a little bit, but we will soon bring him back down to earth, don't worry about that. Elliott said he knew nothing about the stunt. <\/p>\n
Although it was deemed humorous and harmless in some quarters the incident cannot simply be dismissed. A worldwide ban on betting in football was introduced in 2014 and covers everyone involved in the game, from the players and managers to the match officials and club staff. <\/p>\n
It prevents participants covered by the ban from betting, either directly or indirectly, on any football match or competition, including the passing of \"inside information\". <\/p>\n
The FA website refers defines that as \"information that you are aware of due to your position in the game and which is not publicly available\". It adds: \"You are not allowed to pass inside information on to someone else which they use for betting.\" <\/p>\n
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