AC Milan Striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic could face a three-year ban due to his shareholding in Malta-based betting operator Bethard.
According to a report in Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, the issue lies with Ibrahimovic’s company Unknown AB owning a 10% stake in Bethard.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic Faces Football Ban Over Bethard Shareholding Zlatan Ibrahimovic Faces Football Ban Over Bethard Shareholding Zlatan Ibrahimovic Faces Football Ban Over Bethard ShareholdingFIFA and UEFA do not allow players to have a financial stake in betting companies and could be forced to hand out a ban to the striker.
The maximum penalty will be a three-year ban and/or a fine of up to SEK 1 million. A ban of any longer than 6 months would almost certainly see the player, who turns 40 in October, forced into retirement.
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