Pie-eating Sutton player faces double inquiry


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 22 Feb 2017

FILE PHOTO: Britain Football Soccer - Sutton United v Arsenal - FA Cup Fifth Round - The Borough Sports Ground - 20/2/17 Sutton United's substitute Wayne Shaw eats a pie during the match Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Couldridge / File Photo.

LONDON (Reuters) - The Sutton United goalkeeper filmed eating a pie while on the substitutes bench during his side's 2-0 FA Cup defeat by Arsenal quit the club in tears on Tuesday after admitting a "costly error of judgment", Sutton's manager said.

Wayne Shaw resigned within hours of the Gambling Commission and the Football Association announcing investigations into his actions after it emerged that a betting company had offered odds against any Sutton player tucking into a pie during the televised game.

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