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SYDNEY (AP) – Football Australia has handed former Western United player Riku Dansaki a seven-year ban and ex-Macarthur FC pair Clayton Lewis and Keirin Backus a minimum of four years for spot match-fixing gambling violations in the A-League.<\/p>\n

In August, Danzaki, a member of Japan’s national soccer team, was found guilty of yellow card gambling fraud along with amateur player Yuta Hirayama and sentenced to a fine. Hirayama bets that Danzaki will intentionally receive a yellow card.<\/p>\n

Danzaki and Hirayama have been given seven-year suspensions, backdated to June 1, when they were given provisional no-fault suspensions, Football Australia announced on Friday.<\/p>\n

In September, Mr Backus and Mr Lewis were given two-year conditional release orders, similar to good behavior bonds, and were spared convictions after pleading guilty to engaging in conduct that undermined the betting outcome of an event.<\/p>\n

The pair admitted they were each paid 10,000 Australian dollars (approximately 660,000 yen) by former club captain Ulises D\u00e1vila for intentionally receiving a yellow card in a match in December 2023. <\/p>\n

He also had to pay back the money he received for getting a yellow card as a fine.<\/p>\n

Davila in October<\/span> He is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to promoting and engaging in conduct that undermined the outcome of betting at an event.<\/p>\n

Football Australia announced that all four players had accepted their respective punishments and would not appeal.<\/p>\n

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