

and secret manoeuvres to quickly get used to the ranks and rules of the game. Brentford, for instance, has its shirt sponsored by a betting firm, like a number of other teams. The aim of this classic board game is to capture the enemys flag while. Toney’s ban casts a light on soccer’s relationship with gambling.

He has scored 20 goals in the league this season, with only Erling Haaland and Harry Kane above him.

Toney’s suspension comes at a point when he is at the height of his career, having recently been called up for England’s national team. “I am naturally disappointed that I will be unable to play for the next eight months,” he wrote on Twitter when his ban was announced. Toney will be allowed to return to training with Brentford for the final four months of his ban. The FA had suggested a minimum 12-month suspension, as well as delaying its start date until the beginning of next season because of the upcoming offseason break. The commission also found that Toney attempted to conceal the level of his gambling by using other people’s betting accounts. There were 15 bets on him to score in matches in which he did play.Īccording to the report, Toney accepted that he “repeatedly lied” when telling the FA during an interview that he did not bet on soccer. Toney did not play in any of the seven different games in which 13 bets were placed on his own team to lose.
