Ex-Spurs defender Trippier charged by FA over betting breach

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Atletico Madrid Training - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - March 10, 2020 Atletico Madrid's Kieran Trippier during training Action Images via Reuters/Carl Recine

LONDON (Reuters) - Former Tottenham Hotspur defender Kieran Trippier faces an FA misconduct charge after a breach of gambling rules, English soccer's governing body said on Friday.

An FA statement said Trippier had been charged in relation to breaches of Rule E8(1)(a)(ii) and Rule E8(1)(b).