From today all professional footballers, from the Premier League to 'step 3' of the current structure, are banned from betting on any aspect of the game.Under the new rules, all footballers in England will be banned from betting on football matches.
The new rules, ratified at the Football Association's Annual General Meeting which took place in May, apply to players in the top eight tiers of English football.
Under the previous rules players were banned from betting on competitions only in which their club was involved.
Under the new ruling, players will be unable to pass on inside information to a third party who uses it for betting.
The new rules which will came into force at midnight, apply to players in the Premier League, Championship, Leagues One and Two, Conference and top Northern, Southern and Isthmian leagues, and cover betting on all games around the world.