Daniel Sturridge could face a ban from playing a number of matches in Turkey if the FA is successful with an appeal over his sanctions for breaking betting rules.
Sturridge was given a £75,000 fine and a two-week ban in July - a decision which the FA felt was too lenient - after an independent regulatory commission inquiry. It found that the former England international had instructed his brother, Leon, to lay bets on him making a possible move to Sevilla, which amounted to insider information.
But nine of 11 charges brought against Sturridge were dismissed and a statement issued by the FA at the time said the body "respectfully disagrees with the regulatory commission's findings."
The FA's appeal is successful, and if a harsher sporting sanction is imposed which includes a longer playing ban, English football's governing body may seek for that to be imposed in Turkey. If the Turkish authorities accepted the FA's request that would mean that Sturridge - who made his debut for Trabzonspor on Sunday - would then be forced to sit out any further suspended games for his new team. The 30-year-old signed a three-year contract with Trabzonspor in August after being released by Liverpool and came off the bench for his debut in Sunday's 2-2 draw with Genclerbirligi.
Until now Sturridge has missed no football because the two-week ban expired before the new season started.
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