League moves decisively to protect competition integrityGame Over! Two Ghanaian players Banned for life in shocking MLS betting scandalMLS has banned Yaw Yeboah and Derrick Jones for life after both p...

Two players were banned for life Monday by Major League Soccer for gambling on soccer, including bets involving their own matches. Derrick Jones and Yaw Yeboah were both placed on administrative leave in October pending a review of potential violations of league rules. MLS said the investigation concluded the players “engaged in extensive gambling on soccer, including on their own teams, during the 2024 and 2025 seasons.”

The lifetime bans were announced on Monday.

Major League Soccer announced on Monday two lifetime bans for players caught sports gambling. The North American soccer league announced on Monday that two players, Derrick Jones and Yaw Yeboah, have been banned for life. Neither are currently under contract with MLS organizations. Jones and Yeboah ...

Major League Soccer suspended two players for a "potential violation of league rules" before their opening matches in the MLS Cup Playoffs this week.