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Lawyer: Pie eating as serious as spot-fixing

Lawyer Steve Heath says if a bet was placed on Wayne Shaw eating a pie during a football match, it has to be “treated in the same light as spot-fixing”.

The Gambling Commission and Football Association are investigating if there was a breach of betting regulations after the 46-year-old Shaw ate a pie during Monday's FA Cup loss to Arsenal.

Sutton United have accepted the resignation of their reserve goalkeeper, but Heath, a partner at IBS Law, believes the keeper could be in serious trouble if he knew you could place a bet on eating a pie during the game.

This clip was first broadcast on 5 live Sport, Tuesday 21 February 2017.

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