Leeds united player was suspended for gambling against their match last …
Leeds are stunned that Stevens has been suspended from all football activity, including training, and is forbidden to have contact with anyone at the club. The FA have clobbered him after he admitted placing 59 bets on games last season between August 2018 and May 2019, including five Leeds matches.
Stevens signed for Leeds from Forest Green Rovers in January 2018 and has under a year remaining on his current deal at Elland Road.
He featured during pre-season for Marcelo Bielsa’s side but is yet to make an appearance for the Whites this season.
A statement from the club read: “We acknowledge the sanctions passed down by the FA to Jordan Stevens following a breach of betting regulations.
“We will support Jordan through this process, he is a young footballer who needs educating on the dangers of outside influences and how to conduct himself as a professional footballer.
Leeds’ chief executive Angus Kinnear said: “Whilst we fully recognise the importance of the FA’s role in protecting the integrity of the game, we are hugely disappointed in the FA’s choice of sanction.
“To prevent a young footballer from taking part in any football activities at such a critical period of his career is a disproportionate punishment following a foolish mistake from a young player.
“We are particularly disappointed that the sanction was determined by two former professional footballers who we hoped would have had a better understanding of the impact of their decision.”
