It is alleged he breached one rule
relating to betting on football, and one which covers providing information
relating to football which has been "obtained by virtue of his
position" and "is not publicly available".
A Liverpool spokesman said:
"Daniel has given his full and unequivocal co-operation throughout this
process and has assured the club he will continue to do so.
"Daniel has also stated
categorically that he has never gambled on football.
"As with any issue of this
nature, we will allow the process to be concluded in its entirety before making
any further comment."
Sturridge, who joined Liverpool from
Chelsea in 2013, spent the second half of last season at West Brom after moving
on loan on 29 January.
He has won 26 caps for England, the
last of which came against Lithuania in October 2017.
"As with any issue of this
nature, we will allow the process to be concluded in its entirety before making
any further comment."
Sturridge, who joined Liverpool from
Chelsea in 2013, spent the second half of last season at West Brom after moving
on loan on 29 January.
He has won 26 caps for England, the
last of which came against Lithuania in October 2017.
An FA statement said the charge against him was
"specifically in relation to Rule E8(1)(a)(ii) and Rule E8(1)(b)" which are:
§ Rule
E8(1)(a) - a participant shall not bet, either directly or indirectly, or
instruct, permit, cause or enable any person to bet on - (i) the result,
progress, conduct or any other aspect of, or occurrence in or in connection
with, a football match or competition; or (ii) any other matter concerning or
related to football anywhere in the world, including, for example and without
limitation, the transfer of players, employment of managers, team selection or
disciplinary matters.
§ Rule
E8(1)(b) - where a participant provides to any other person any information
relating to football which the participant has obtained by virtue of his or her
position within the game and which is not publicly available at that time, the
participant shall be in breach of this Rule where any of that information is
used by that other person for, or in relation to, betting.
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