FORMER Reading youth star Kynan Isaac has been handed a TEN-YEAR ban by the FA.
The 31-year-old has been found guilty of spot-fixing an FA Cup game that he played in last season.
Isaac plays for seventh-tier side Stratford Town but after being informed of his ban today his career is effectively over.
He was charged by the FA in August after he was allegedly booked on purpose in the 83rd minute of Stratford’s 5-1 defeat to Shrewsbury.
He pleaded not guilty on August 19th, but since then the FA say he has “not engaged with the FA or the charges at all” and failed to provide any evidence.
In a statement the FA say Isaac “influenced a football betting market” by “intentionally seeking to be cautioned by the match referee”.
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He was found guilty of spot-fixing for deliberately being booked.
Isaac was also handed a separate 18-month ban for placing, or enabling, 347 bets on matches over a five-year period.
And Isaac faced another charge for failing to provide “telephone billing records, and/or details of his internet service” during an interview in March.
That earned him a 12-month ban, that will be served at the same time as his 10-year suspension.
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The FA began their investigation into Isaac last season after a tip off on suspicious betting patterns on the game, according to the Daily Mail.
Bookies offered markets on players to be carded because the FA Cup match was shown live on ITV.
Betting on individual players to be carded is not something that is usually offered for Southern Premier League games.
The Mail report Isaac was allegedly booked on purpose as part of a scheme with pals to beat the bookies.
Alarm bells were sounded when large amounts of money were placed on a seventh tier player to be booked.
The FA’s integrity partners then launched an investigation into the betting patterns.
It’s unknown whether Isaac will appeal the ban.
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Isaac failed to ever make a senior appearance for Reading before he left the club.
He also had a spell with Luton, as well as other various non-league sides.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
