LONDON — Brentford striker Ivan Toney was suspended for eight months by the English Football Association on Wednesday for breaching its betting guidelines.

The FA stated the England worldwide was banned “from all football and football-related activity with immediate effect” till Jan. 16, 2024. He was additionally fined 50,000 kilos ($62,000).

Toney had confronted 262 prices of breaching the FA’s betting guidelines between late February 2017 and late January 2021, however the FA stated it “withdrew 30 of these breaches and he admitted to the remaining 232.”

The FA stated Toney’s sanction was imposed “by an independent Regulatory Commission following a personal hearing.”

Despite the specter of a ban hanging over him, Toney has been in excellent kind this season, scoring 20 Premier League objectives.

Only Manchester City’s Erling Haaland and Tottenham’s Harry Kane have scored greater than him in English soccer’s high division. His performances have been so spectacular that he made his debut for England in March in a European Championship qualifier towards Ukraine.

“I am naturally disappointed that I will be unable to play for the next eight months,” Toney stated in a press release posted on Twitter. “The written causes for the fee’s choice haven't but been printed, so I make no additional remark at this level aside from to thank my household and buddies, Brentford FC and our followers for his or her continued assist, by what has been a really troublesome time.

“I now focus on returning to play the game I love next season.”

Toney might be allowed to return to coaching with Brentford for the ultimate 4 months of his ban.

His membership additionally stated it will look ahead to the FA’s written causes for the punishment “before considering our next steps.”

Toney will not be the primary distinguished soccer participant to be banned for violating playing guidelines.

Former Manchester City and Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton was banned for 18 months in 2017 after admitting putting 1,260 soccer-related bets over a interval of greater than 10 years. That was later lowered by nearly 5 months on enchantment.

Former Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge obtained a four-month suspension in 2020 for breaching guidelines on inside info associated to playing.

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