Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has been hit with a misconduct charge for an alleged breach of the FA’s betting rules.
The FA announced the charges in a statement on Monday afternoon, which read: "The charge relates to a breach that occurred during the period of January 2018.
"The alleged breaches concern Rule E8(1)(a)(ii) and Rule E8(1)(b) of the FA’s betting rules."
Rule E8(1)(b) states: “Where a participant provides to any other person any information relating to football which the participant has obtained by virtue of his or her position within the game and which is not publicly available at that time, the participant shall be in breach of this Rule where any of that information is used by that other person for, or in relation to, betting.
"Sturridge has until 6pm on Tuesday November 20 to respond to the charge."
A Liverpool Football Club spokesperson commented: "Daniel has given his full and unequivocal cooperation throughout this process and has assured the club he will continue to do so.
"Daniel has also stated categorically that he has never gambled on football.
"As with any issue of this nature, we will allow the process to be concluded in its entirety before making any further comment."
