A player who committed match manipulation in Australia, the first Japanese soccer player to be sentenced to a fine of 4.5 million won...Intentional warning → Making money by betting
Aug 23, 2025
|
According to Japanese media on the 22nd, a Melbourne court fined Danzaki 5,000 Australian dollars (about 4.5 million won) for deliberately cheating in an Australian professional football game and making unfair gains through gambling.
The Japan Football Association (JFA) said 'This is the first time a Japanese player has been convicted of cheating in the top league of an overseas professional league'
His friend and student Yuta Hirayama, 27, who was charged with the same charges as Danzaki, was also fined the same amount.
The judge asked why he did not sentence him to prison `cooperate with the investigation and confessed to the crime early on", "I'm reflecting on it."
According to the verdict, the criminal process committed by the two defendants is as follows. If Danzaki intentionally receives a yellow card in the game, Hirayama planned to predict the number of foul cards that other team players would receive through online sports betting. They illegally took advantage in three games between April and May.
Danacki was shown a yellow card for making dangerous tackles on opponents in matches on April 27 and May 9. In the match on May 3, he was replaced without receiving a yellow card, but the two defendants took advantage when another player accidentally received a yellow card.
Hryama attempted to bet in a match two days later on May 22, but refused to bet because it detected cheating in its betting system. The two were arrested on the 30th of the same month as the betting operator reported the incident to Victoria Police.
Danacki, an attacking midfielder born in 2000, made his professional debut by joining Consadore Sapporo in 2019. Danzaki, who experienced the Australian stage on loan early on, played for Australian club Western United for two years from 2023 after playing for Scottish club Motherwell. I was notified of the release on July 4 due to the expiration of the contract.
Danacki's future, which he made irreversible mistakes in his prime as a soccer player, has become unclear.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
