Ivan Toney betting allegations: Details of alleged FA rules breaches and possible ban for Brentford striker
Brentford marked the return of the Premier League with the early match against Tottenham Hotspur on December 26. Ivan Toney started for the home side. Tony has been charged with breaking Football Association rules regarding betting.
Ivan Toney was charged with 232 counts of allegedly breaching betting rules. On December 22, the FA confirmed that he was also charged on 30 counts. Tony was a Newcastle United player in February 2017. He was on loan at Scunthorpe United in League One. Brentford signed him in August 2020. He helped them achieve promotion to the Premier League in his first season.
Ivan Toney was charged with 262 breaches of FA rule E8. Tony will have the right to respond to each of the alleged rule breaches individually.
The English FA has extensive rules relating to betting in football. The rules apply to everyone involved in the industry, from the players and managers to the match officials and club staff. There is a worldwide ban on betting on football and the passing of inside information to someone that uses the information for betting is prohibited. The inside info is information that you are aware of due to your position in a game and which is not publicly available. It is also prohibited for inside details to be passed on to another person for the purposes of betting.
Ivan Toney could be banned for at least six months if the investigation finds he placed a bet on his own team.
Kieran Trippier was banned for 10 weeks and fined £70,000 for betting offences. He was found guilty of encouraging a friend to place a bet on him signing for Atletico Madrid. Daniel Sturridge was also banned and given a four-month fine for passing on inside information about a transfer to Trabzonspor. Joey Barton was given an 18-months ban in 2017 after an investigation found he had placed more than 1,200 bets on football between 2006 and 2016.
Ivan Toney was called up to the England squad for the first time in September 2022 for UEFA Nations League matches against Italy and Germany. He was an unused substitute for 3-3 draw with Hansi Flick's side at Wembley Stadium on September 26. Tony scored 10 goals in 13 Premier League games prior to break for Qatar World Cup.
Ivan Toney is 1.79 metres tall and has scored 11 goals and two assists in 15 Premier League games this season. He has also scored 58 goals in 105 league games for Brentford in the Championship and Premier league.
