Daniel Sturridge says he is "devastated" after being banned from football until June over betting offences.

Sturridge was originally found guilty last June of providing inside information related to gambling , resulting in a £75,000 fine and six-week ban.

Trabzonspor have terminated the Englishman's contract after the sanction was handed down, which saw the original verdict increased to a world-wide ban and £150,000 fine.

Writing on social media, Sturridge said: "This has been a very long drawn out process over the last couple of years and difficult to concentrate on my football.

"I am going to continue to campaign for professional footballers to be able to speak to their families and close friends freely without the real risk of being charged.

"I feel the betting companies and the process of people placing bets on players moving clubs has to be stopped and although the appeal panel had recognised I hadn't bet and no one else had bet, I was still charged.

"So it was very disappointing and upsetting for me to hear the news that the appeal panel had overturned the original highly qualified panel's ruling.

"With that being said, it is devastating for me and I'm absolutely gutted about it. My season is over and I am devastated."