City defender Demichelis avoids ban after accepting betting charge
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Manchester City defender Martin Demichelis has escaped a ban after accepting a betting-related charge.
The Argentinian has instead been fined £22,058 and warned as to his future conduct by the Football Association.
A statement from the FA read: "The Manchester City defender breached FA Rule E8 in respect of 29 bets placed on football matches between 22 January 2016 and 15 February 2016."
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Demichelis is not the first Premier League footballer to be charged with breaking betting rules.
It is understood the offences did not relate to any matches over which the 35-year-old could have had an influence and his punishment is at the lenient end of the spectrum.
Newcastle winger Andros Townsend, then at Tottenham, was given a four-month ban, three of which were suspended, and an £18,000 fine in 2013.
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The same year striker Cameron Jerome, then of Stoke, was fined £50,000 after admitting repeatedly breaching the regulations, while then Newcastle midfielder Dan Gosling was fined £30,000 in 2014.
Demichelis, who joined City in September 2013 from Atletico Madrid, made 32 appearances for the club in the 2015/16 season.