Martin Sherif Charged with FA Betting Breaches

Everton forward Martin Sherif has been charged by the Football Association over alleged breaches of betting regulations spanning a 15‑month period.

The 20-year-old is accused of placing 61 bets on football matches between 20 November 2024 and 12 February 2026. He has been given until Monday, 17 August to respond to the charges.

“Martin Sherif of Everton FC has been charged with breaching the FA's betting rules,” the FA said in a statement. “It's alleged that the player breached FA Rule E1.2 in respect of 61 bets placed on football matches between 20 November 2024 and 12 February 2026. Martin Sherif has until Monday 17 August to provide a response.”

Born in Liberia, Sherif joined Everton’s academy in 2019 and worked his way through the youth ranks before stepping up to train with the first team in early 2025, a rapid rise that underlined the club’s belief in his potential.

His senior experience so far has come away from Goodison Park. Sherif moved to League One side Rotherham United on loan last summer, scoring twice in 10 games, only for a run of injuries to cut that spell short and prompt Everton to recall him in December.

He went back out again in February, this time to Port Vale for the remainder of the campaign. Sherif scored two goals in 17 League One appearances there, as Vale slipped to relegation.

Now his next battle is off the pitch, with his response to the FA charge set to shape the trajectory of a career that had only just begun to gather pace.