Overview

• The Football Association alleges the defender placed 354 bets in breach of Rule E1(b) between February 2020 and December 2022.
• Macari, 23, has made 61 League Two appearances for Notts County since joining permanently in 2023 and is the grandson of former Manchester United midfielder Lou Macari.
• The defender has been given until July 18 to respond to the formal charges.
• Notts County announced it will back Macari and refrain from further comment while the investigation progresses.
• The charge represents the latest enforcement in the FA’s intensified crackdown on gambling violations after high-profile bans for Ivan Toney and Sandro Tonali.