Six-game ban for Michael Moffat after betting breach

Ayr United striker Michael Moffat has been handed an immediate six-match ban for breaching football betting rules.

The 29-year-old had been hit with two Scottish Football Association charges, one of which was that he bet on six matches involving his own team.

Moffat was charged with making seven bets on six matches involving Ayr, between August 3 2012, and August 10 2013. The notice of complaint did not allege that the player had bet against his team.

Moffat was also found guilty of betting on a total of 150 football matches, breaching the SFA’s controversial rule 33, which forbids players from gambling on any football match around the world.

The bets were made between February 19 2012 and September 1 2013.