Former Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has been hit with a football ban and fined £75,000 for breaking Football Association betting rules.
Sturridge was charged in November following an investigation into bets made in January 2018 when the forward was departing Anfield on loan.
He joined West Bromwich Albion with Newcastle United, Inter Milan and Sevilla also having shown interest.
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On Thursday the FA released a statement about the 11 charges Sturridge was facing - of which he was found guilty of two.
Those two charges, relating to information Sturridge had given to his brother Leon instructing him to bet on a possible move to Sevilla, was proved by the Regulatory Commission.
The commission have imposed a six-week suspension from participation in any domestic football matches (including friendlies) on Sturridge starting from July 17.
However, four weeks of that ban have been suspended until August 31, 2019, meaning that Sturridge will be able to resume participating in football matches from 31 July 2019 in the event he commits no further breaches.
The Regulatory Commisson also imposed a £75,000 fine on Sturridge.
The FA say they will appeal against both the other nine charges that were dismissed and the sanctions.
In a statement released on Thursday the FA said: "We are today publishing the written reasons of the Regulatory Commission which heard the case brought against Daniel Sturridge, formerly of Liverpool Football Club.
"Mr Sturridge faced eleven charges.
"Nine of those charges (1a, 1b, 2, 5, 6a, 6b and 7-9) concerned alleged breaches of the inside information rule, in that, it was said, Mr Sturridge had provided inside information to friends and family about his possible transfer moves in January 2018, which information had then been used for, or in relation to, betting.
"Those charges were dismissed by the Regulatory Commission.
"The Regulatory Commission found proved charges 3 and 4, which alleged that, in that same transfer window, Mr Sturridge had instructed his brother, Leon, to bet on a possible move by him (Daniel) to Sevilla FC.
"In issuing that instruction, the Regulatory Commission found that, as a matter of fact, Mr Sturridge had provided his brother with inside information for that purpose.
"By way of sanction, the Regulatory Commission imposed on Mr Sturridge a 6 week suspension from participation in any domestic football matches (including friendlies), such suspension being effective from 17 July 2019.
"Four weeks of that ban have been suspended until 31 August 2019, meaning that Mr Sturridge will be able to resume participating by 31 July 2019 in the event he commits no further breaches of FA Rule E8.
"In addition, the Regulatory Commission imposed a fine of £75,000 on Mr Sturridge.
"The FA respectfully disagrees with the Regulatory Commission’s findings and will be appealing against the charges which were dismissed and the sanction which was imposed."
