
Macarthur FC midfielder Kearyn Baccus faced a Sydney court on Thursday on charges of betting-related corruption by manipulating yellow cards in A-League matches, local media reported, just one week after West Ham United star Lucas Paqueta was charged by the FA over similar offences in the Premier League.
Baccus and New Zealander Clayton Lewis are alleged to have received payments from club captain Ulises Davila to ensure yellow cards were issued in at least four Australia football league matches in November and December last year. Baccus is the older brother of Keanu Baccus, who represented the national team at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, while Davila is a former Chelsea youth academy prospect who spent four years with the Blues, mostly out on loan. Lewis is a New Zealand international who briefly spent a spell with Scunthorpe United.