The American League MLS praised the decision to disqualify two big Columbus Crew players - American pitcher Derrick Jones and Ghanaian midfielder Yo Yeboah.

The investigation revealed that the players actively bet on matches of the American championship, including games for their teams. Damage was recorded in the 2024 and 2025 seasons.

Currently, 29-year-old Jones has the status of a free agent without a club. Previously he played for other MLS clubs. 28-year-old Yoboa plays for the Chinese club Qingdao Hainiu. In MLS, near Columbus, he played for Los Angeles.

“Following the results of the MLS study, the results of the MLS study have returned to the point where players actively placed bets on football throughout the 2024 and 2025 seasons, including matches of their top teams.

In one case, the offense bet on the fact that Jones would take off his card at the hour of the match on June 19, 2024, when he took it off,” said the MLS league statement.

At the same time, the league stated that no solid evidence was found of the influx of bets on the results of the matches of their teams..