Lifetime bans for two MLS players caught in gambling probe

March 10 – Major League Soccer has handed Derrick Jones and Yaw Yeboah lifetimes bans for “extensive” gambling, including on games involving their own teams. 

In a statement, MLS said that the players were put on administrative leave in October 2025 after the league had received “suspicious betting alerts” and retained a law firm. Both players were then found to have bet on matches throughout the 2024 and 2025 seasons. 

The MLS said: “In one instance,

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