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MLS issues lifetime bans to Derrick Jones and Yaw Yeboah for gambling
MLS banned Derrick Jones and Yaw Yeboah for lifetime gambling violations after extensive bets on matches in 2024–2025, including wagers on Jones receiving a yellow card.
- MLS announced Monday that former players Derrick Jones and Yaw Yeboah were banned for life for gambling on matches following an investigation.
- An investigation found the league concluded both players bet on Jones to receive a yellow card during the Columbus Crew vs New York Red Bulls match on Oct. 19, 2024, and Jones did receive it.
- After receiving suspicious betting alerts, MLS retained Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP and placed the players on administrative leave in October 2025.
- MLS added it will enforce policies, improve education, and advocate eliminating yellow card wagering, while the league condemned the players and noted they are not currently under contract, with Yeboah in China and Jones without a club.
- The 2026 MLS season began last month and will include a six-week World Cup break; gambling issues persist in North American leagues, with lifetime bans like Jontay Porter and past MLS action against Felipe Hernandez.
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Derrick Jones and Yaw Yeboah banned for life by Major League Soccer for gambling on games
Two players were banned for life by Major League Soccer for gambling on soccer, including bets involving their own matches. Derrick Jones and Yaw Yeboah were placed on administrative leave in October 2025 pending an MLS review of potential violations…
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