FA charge Liverpool’s Sturridge over betting

Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has been charged by the Football Association with misconduct for alleged breaches of its betting rules.

The Liverpool striker has been accused of breaching the rule relating to betting on games. A secondary charge relates to providing information relating to football to a third party, information which has been “obtained by virtue of his position” and “is not publicly available”.

Sturridge, 29, has been given until 18:00 GMT on Tuesday, 20 November to respond to the charge, which covers events from January 2018.