Overview
- Suspicious betting alerts led MLS to place both players on administrative leave in October 2025 and hire Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler to investigate.
- Investigators found both wagered on Jones to receive a yellow card in the Oct. 19, 2024 Columbus Crew match at the New York Red Bulls, which occurred.
- The probe determined the players likely shared confidential information with other bettors about plans to draw bookings.
- MLS said it identified no evidence that the wagering affected the outcome of any match.
- Yaw Yeboah now plays for Qingdao Hainiu after leaving LAFC, Derrick Jones is without a club, and the Columbus Crew said it fully cooperated and condemned the conduct.