Pie-Eating Goalkeeper Wayne Shaw Forced To Leave Sutton United Over Incident
By Ty Duffy
Non-league side Sutton Town drew Arsenal at home in the FA Cup. Sutton United’s reserve goalkeeper Wayne Shaw, who is 46 and weighs 280 pounds, was spotted on camera eating a meat pie during the match (when all the substitutes had been used).
" When you’re hungry, you’re hungry #WayneShaw pic.twitter.com/CU560JK4hl — Emma Denley (@emma_denley) February 20, 2017 "
Becoming an international hero does not come without costs, however. Shaw has been forced to resign his place at the club over the incident.
Break: Sutton manager tells @SkyNews Wayne Shaw has been asked for and submitted his resignation over pie affair
— Paul Kelso (@pkelso) February 21, 2017
The problem was Shaw admitted that he ate the pie with full knowledge there was an 8-1 prop bet he would eat one during the match. This sparked the English Football Association and Gambling Commission to launch an investigation.
Soccer does have an endemic problem with match-fixing of all sorts. The rules are there for a reason. Though, this is may be the stupidest violation of them.