Overview
- MLS reports the betting occurred in 2024–2025 and included wagers on their own teams and on in‑game events.
- The investigation highlights a wager on October 19, 2024 for Derrick Jones to receive a yellow card, which happened after the players allegedly alerted other bettors.
- Both players were placed on provisional suspension in October 2024 prior to the lifetime bans announced Tuesday.
- Commissioner Don Garber says MLS will push U.S. jurisdictions to remove yellow and red card bets and continues integrity training for players.
- Yaw Yeboah’s contract with LAFC was terminated in January and he now plays for Qingdao Hainiu in China, while Derrick Jones stayed with Columbus into 2025; the sanction applies to MLS rather than other leagues.