John Terry and his former club Chelsea will reportedly not face any punishment from the Football Association for pre-arranging the defender's farewell substitution on the final day of last season.
The 36-year-old revealed after the Blues lifted the Premier League trophy that his 26th-minute substitution during the 5-1 win over Sunderland was planned before kickoff.
It was Terry's final game in a Chelsea shirt, and he was hauled off at the specific time to correspond with his shirt number, and in doing so was given a guard of honour from his teammates.
The FA launched an investigation into the stunt after at least three punters won thousands of pounds betting on the Terry substitution, while Twitter account cfcuk predicted the defender's departure more than half an hour before the match began.
There were no suggestions of match-fixing, and the English governing body has not found any evidence worthy of imposing sanctions on Terry or the league champions, according to The Telegraph.
The former England captain joined Aston Villa on a free transfer earlier this summer.
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