Former Premier League footballer Delroy Facey has been found guilty of conspiracy to commit bribery.
The 35-year-old denied the charges, but a jury has found the former sportsman and co-defendant Moses Swaibu guilty of attempting to bribe players in a match-fixing scandal.
Birmingham Crown Court heard that businessmen offered Facey, who had short spells at Bolton Wanderers and West Bromwich Albion during his career, £15,000 to convince five players to get to Ireland.
Thousands of text messages between Facey, Swaibu and known match-fixers were shown during court proceedings.
Facey could be sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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Danielle Joynson
Danielle Joynson
