Ivan Toney bet on his own club to lose 13 times, lied to the FA to cover it up and only avoided a longer ban because he is a

Ivan Toney bet on his own club to lose 13 times, lied to the FA to cover it up and only avoided a longer ban because he is aThe full extent of the Brentford striker’s betting on football, first revealed by Mail Sport in November, emerged on Friday when the FA published written reasons for the .The extraordinary document reveals that the FA pushed for a minimum 12-month ban due to Toney’s prolific breaches over a four-year period. 
His punishment was set at 15 months and reduced to 11 after his guilty plea, then cut again to eight months after an independent commission heard evidence from a psychiatrist that he was addicted to gambling and needs help.The England striker pleaded guilty to 232 rule breaches and admitted he had ‘repeatedly lied’ in an interview with the FA before being charged.

Toney told them ‘time after time’ he did not bet on football, before conceding he had used third parties to place bets for him and deleted evidence from his phone. The reasons behind Ivan Toney’s eight-month ban from football have been revealed by the FA The striker was diagnosed as a gambling addict after he bet on his own team to lose 13 times Toney (pictured left, shopping, and right, playing for Brentford) admitted to lying during his first interview testimony to the FAToney’s betting spanned the seasons between February 2017 and January 2021, when he was registered at Newcastle, Peterborough and Brentford, as well as spending time on loan at Scunthorpe and Wigan.The 27-year-old had been charged by the FA with 262 gambling breaches, but 30 were dropped.Of the 232 bets Toney admitted to placing: 13 bets were made on his own club to lose, slot gacor hari ini although he did not play in any of those games and 11 bets were against Newcastle when he was on loan elsewhere.

The other two involved a Championship match between Wigan and Aston Villa when Toney was at Wigan, but not in the matchday squad;n 15 bets were placed on Toney to score at a time when it was not public knowledge he would be playing, thus potentially benefitting from inside information;n 16 were on his own team to win in 15 different matches, of which he played in 11;n 126 bets were on matches in competitions his club were competing in at the time, with 29 involving the club he was playing for.In their judgment, the commission make clear that Toney’s case did not involve match or spot-fixing, but did conclude there was sufficient evidence that he knew betting on football is prohibited.‘The present case is not one of match-fixing,’ writes panel chair David Casement KC.

‘If it was, the charges would have been pursued under different provisions.‘There is no evidence that Mr Toney did or was even in a position to influence his own team to lose when he placed bets against them winning — he was not in the squad or eligible to play at the time… (however) the reason for using third parties and their betting accounts was to conceal football betting from the FA in case there was ever an investigation.’ Mail Sport’s OLIVER HOLT broke the news on Toney’s football ban in the Mail on Sunday  this month, while MATT HUGHES was first to break the striker’s guilty plea The FA had sought to delay Toney’s suspension until the start of next season to increase its impact on the player, although this move was rejected by the commission.The evidence given by psychiatrist Dr Philip Hopley that Toney is suffering from a gambling addiction appears to have been crucial in reducing the length of the ban, as well as the fact that it started as soon as he was found guilty on May 17, meaning he will theoretically be able to return to action on January 17, 2024.Toney is banned from training until September 17, however, and cannot play any friendly matches until his suspension has been lifted, so is unlikely to be fit enough for a first-team return until significantly later.The findings also state that while Toney has stopped betting on football, he continues to bet on other sports.‘The commission finds that a significant reduction should be made to reflect the diagnosed gambling addiction identified by Dr Hopley,’ the report states.

‘The lack of control the player has in respect of gambling is clearly a reflection of his diagnosed gambling addiction. The 27-year-old forward was issued with a £50,000 fine by English football’s governing body Toney’s ban is one of the longest in football history, equal to that of Rio Ferdinand back in 2003 Toney, pictured while making his England debut against Ukraine in March, received Gareth Southgate’s backing on Tuesday as the Three Lions boss announced his squad for June He was first charged on November 16 but it was another six months until the case was resolved Southgate (left) has extended an olive branch to Toney and said he had spoken to him   Thomas Frank reassured Toney that his future is at Brentford despite the striker’s lengthy ban‘The FA invited the commission to order that the suspension begin at the commencement of next season given the player would not be playing in any event over the summer break and therefore a suspension is meaningless to that extent.‘Alternatively, the FA contended a period of suspension could be added on to reflect the lack of football activity over the summer.

The commission does not accept the premise behind that submission, namely that it is appropriate to tailor a period of suspension around the ability of a player to actually play football. The period of suspension therefore began immediately after the decision was notified.’Brentford have confirmed Toney will not appeal and have offered the player their full support, while the PFA are also providing assistance.‘The club will now be doing everything possible to provide support to Ivan and his family to deal with the issues raised in this case,’ a club statement read.‘We consider this matter closed and look forward to welcoming Ivan back to training in September.’ Toney (centre, left) poses with his cousin Nathan Hicks (right) in a picture on Twitter in 2013<div class="art-ins mol-factbox sport" data-version="2" id="mol-cc7c8520-fbad-11ed-bcc8-a9dfb3f665ec" website reasons behind Ivan Toney&apos;s eight-month FA ban are revealed