MELBOURNE, June 24 (Reuters) - Former Australia defender Robbie Hooker has slammed the national soccer federation as "hypocritical" after he was sanctioned for betting on domestic league matches when playing as an amateur in an over-35's league.
Hooker, a former assistant coach of the Socceroos, was given a suspended A$1,000 ($770) fine by Football Federation Australia (FFA) for breaching the governing body's national code of conduct.
The FFA did not name Hooker in a media release announcing the breach on Monday but said they had been alerted by a betting agency as part of an integrity agreement.