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A-League captain axed over bet-fixing scandal

Ulises Davila is accused of paying two teammates to deliberately receive yellow cards. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

A-League club Macarthur FC have terminated the contract of captain Ulises Davila amid allegations he acted as local ringleader in an illegal bet-fixing scheme involving an unnamed criminal connection in Colombia.

The 33-year-old has been accused of paying two of the A-League Men club's midfielders, Kearyn Baccus, 32, and Clayton Lewis, 27, up to $10,000 to deliberately receive yellow cards.

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