Ulises Davila has pleaded guilty to his role in a yellow card fixing scam (Image: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

Ex-Chelsea midfielder Ulises Davila has pleaded guilty to his role in a yellow card fixing scam.

Davila was the first Mexican player to sign for the Blues when he joined in 2011, and days after his move from Chivas was confirmed, he went on loan to Vitesse Arnhem.

Unfortunately, Davila could not break into the team and find much success before being loaned to Sabadell, Cordoba, Tenerife, and Vitoria Setubal followed before he departed in 2015.

The 34-year-old has enjoyed a well-travelled career since joining Santos Laguna in his native Mexico before a move to Delhi Dynamos and then on to Wellington Phoenix to become the A-League's first Mexican player.

He transferred to Macarthur FC in 2021, where he has spent three years before leaving in June 2024.

And he has now admitted his role in facilitating and engaging in conduct that corrupted betting outcomes relating to six top-flight matches in Australia’s A-League across the 2023 and 2024 seasons.

Davila has been accused of being the ringleader of a scheme that reportedly netted almost £100,000 in payouts...