Official: Ivan Toney banned for eight months over betting

Brentford forward Ivan Toney has been officially banned from football for eight months after he accepted breaking English FA betting rules.

Toney has also been charged £50,000 and warned about his future conduct for 232 breaches of the FA’s betting rules.

His suspension starts immediately, but the 27-year-old can return to training with Brentford four months before the suspension ends on 17 September.

He will not be allowed to play again until 17 January, 2024. In a statement, the FA said: “His  sanctions were subsequently imposed by an independent Regulatory Commission following a personal hearing.

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“The independent Regulatory Commission’s written reasons for these sanctions will be published in due course, and the FA will wait to review them before commenting further.”