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Kieran Trippier WILL miss 10 matches including Atletico Madrid's Champions League first leg with Chelsea after FIFA dismiss appeal against ban for breaching betting rules

FIFA has dismissed Kieran Trippier's appeal against a ban for breaching Football Association betting rules.

The 30-year-old Atletico Madrid and England full-back was hit with a 10-week suspension last month after advising a friend by text message to 'lump on' his move to Madrid from Tottenham in 2019.

Atletico appealed against the suspension but football's world governing body announced on Monday it had been dismissed.

Kieran Trippier will have to serve a 10-match ban for breaching betting rules after Atletico Madrid's appeal to FIFA was dismissed

'The FIFA appeal committee has dismissed the appeal lodged by the club Atletico Madrid in a case concerning the player Kieran Trippier,' a statement read.