Brentford’s Ivan Toney breached FA rules 262 times for betting


262 breaches

262 breaches
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Breaking the principles as soon as is unhealthy. “However why cease there,” you might think about Ivan Toney saying, most likely, as a result of he breached FA guidelines 262 occasions when it got here to sports activities betting. This resulted within the Brentford striker being suspended from all group actions for the following eight months — lower than someday per breach.

Toney’s 262 breaches happened between February 2017 and January 2021, as a result of not even the pandemic might cease the now-former England worldwide from betting on sports activities! ESPN reported in March Toney admitted in entrance of the FA’s disciplinary panel to wrongdoing. The FA withdrew 30 of the breaches whereas Toney admitted to the 232 others.

Toney not solely guess on video games whereas within the Premier League with Brentford, but additionally as a member of Wigan Athletic, Peterborough United, and Scunthorpe United.

Earlier than being disciplined by the FA, the 27-year-old Toney was in consideration to symbolize England eventually yr’s World Cup and made his debut for the Three Lions towards Ukraine in a qualifying match for Euro 2024 this previous March. Toney has 21 targets this season for Brentford and can now have an extended wait earlier than he can get again on the pitch. Toney’s suspension comes a few week after round a dozen gamers had been suspended in Brazil and the USA for match-fixing

Toney’s assertion

“At the moment I’ve acquired notification of my eight-month ban from soccer following a listening to earlier than an FA Regulatory Fee that happened yesterday,” he stated. “I’m naturally dissatisfied that I can be unable to play for the following eight months. The written causes for the Fee’s choice haven’t but been revealed, so I make no additional remark at this level aside from to thank my household and buddies, Brentford Soccer Membership, and our followers for his or her continued assist, by what has been a really troublesome time.”

Brentford FC additionally launched an announcement.