The Huddersfield striker Kian Harratt has been suspended from football for four months after admitting breaking the Football Association’s betting rules. Harratt, 21, has also been fined £3,200 after placing 484 bets on matches. Huddersfield have said they will support him during his ban.

An FA statement read: “Huddersfield Town’s Kian Harratt has been suspended for four months and fined £3,200 following breaches of the FA’s betting rules. It was alleged that the forward had breached FA Rule E8.1 by placing 484 bets on football matches between 30 June 2020 and 3 June 2023, and he subsequently admitted to this charge. An independent regulatory commission imposed his sanctions after a hearing.”

Harratt has scored two goals in 16 appearances in all competitions for the Terriers this season and last featured in a 1-1 home draw against Southampton in November. Huddersfield said in a statement: “Kian immediately admitted the offences upon being charged and has fully cooperated with the subsequent FA and club investigations. The club will now support Kian, who is currently recovering from hamstring surgery, through the next four months ahead of his return to football activity. The club will make no further comment.”

Harratt was given a “significant fine” by Huddersfield in November 2022 and recalled from a loan spell at Bradford after being convicted of hare coursing by Beverley magistrates court.

The FA had also announced it had charged the Morecambe assistant manager, John McMahon, with misconduct in relation to betting. The FA said: “It’s alleged that he has breached FA Rule E1(b) by betting on football matches 251 times between 30 November 2019 and 14 October 2023. John McMahon has until Thursday 8 February 2024 to respond.”

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