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Ivan Toney gambled 13 times against his team: "developed a severe addiction" - voila! sport

2023-05-26T10:30:52.434Z

Highlights: Ivan Toney pleaded guilty to 232 counts of breaches of gambling regulations. Indictment details 13 different cases in which Tony gambled on his team's losses in 7 different games (in which he himself did not participate) The 27-year-old will be able to return to training starting in September. Brentford will give him mental health assistance to cope with the addiction and return to the sport. Tony scored 33 goals in 12 Premier League games last season and 2020 Premier League goals the previous season.


The striker was suspended for 8 months from the pitch, and now the indictment is being published which includes 232 breaches of the gambling rules. Brentford will give him mental health assistance


In November last year, English football erupted following reports of a serious gambling affair involving Brentford and England striker Ivan Toney. Tony was not called up to the England team at the time due to the suspicions, and after it was reported in recent months that he had been suspended from all activity for 8 months due to repeated violations of the regulations, the exact indictment filed against him was revealed.

According to the Football Association, Toney pleaded guilty to 232 counts of breaches of gambling regulations that occurred between February 2017 and January 2021. The indictment details 13 different cases in which Tony gambled on his team's losses in 7 different games (in which he himself did not participate). Toney also gambled on 16 different occasions on his team's wins in 15 games.

Brentford are not giving up on him. Ivan Toney (Photo: Reuters)

According to Brentford's statement in response to the indictment, Tony suffers from a gambling addiction and will receive mental health assistance from the club to cope with the addiction and try to return to the sport.

Tony, 27, has been suspended until January 2024 but will be able to return to training starting in September. In addition to the suspension, he was fined £50,20.Tony scored 33 goals in 12 Premier League games last season and 2020 Premier League goals the previous season.

In the 21/31 season, he was the star of Brentford's promotion to the Premier League thanks to 10 goals and 45 assists in <> Championship appearances.

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Source: walla

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