The British Football Association has launched an in-depth investigation into the suspicion that players deliberately dyed a yellow card with the intention of profiting from the bet in the third round of the English FA Cup match between Oxford United and Arsenal on Monday (9), insiders have revealed.
It has been reported that the English FA received a report of an alleged match result manipulation, which claimed that a mysterious phone call was received at the stadium on the eve of the match, and that a bet was placed that Oxford United player Schjaland-Brown would receive a yellow card in the match.
The Daily Mail reports that eyewitnesses claimed that some Arsenal fans surprisingly started celebrating after Schjaland-Brown was shown a yellow card, with some even bragging to their mates that they had won hundreds of pounds.
In the face of this incident, Oxford United released a statement confirming the situation and stating that it had noticed an anomaly in betting on the match against Arsenal. The club promised to fully cooperate with the investigating organization, but given that the incident is still under investigation, the club has not yet made any response to the specific situation.
