MLS gives Derrick Jones and Yaw Yeboah lifetime bans for betting on own games

• Pair also bet on Jones to receive yellow card

• Players overlapped for one season at Columbus Crew

Major League Soccer announced on Monday that it has given Derrick Jones and Yaw Yeboah lifetime bans for extensive" gambling, including on games involving their own teams. In one instance, the pair won a bet that Jones would receive a yellow card.

MLS said it had received suspicious betting alerts" and retained a law firm to investigate. The players were placed on administrative leave in late October 2025 as the review ran its course. Eventually, the investigation found that both players betted on soccer extensively throughout the 2024 and 2025 seasons, including on their own teams.