Brentford forward Ivan Toney has been suspended from all football and football-related activity for eight months, the Football Association has announced.
Toney was charged by the FA in November for 262 alleged breaches of betting rules over a four-year period and has now discovered his punishment.
Bees forward Toney will be banned until January 16th and has been fined £50,000 after he admitted to 232 of the alleged breaches.
Ivan Toney has been suspended from all football and football-related activity with immediate effect for eight months, fined £50,000 and warned as to his future conduct for breaches of The FA’s Betting Rules.
Full statement:
— FA Spokesperson (@FAspokesperson)
“Ivan Toney has been suspended from all football …
Leonardo Bonucci has insisted Arkadiusz Milik s header against Salernitana should have stood as he was not involved in active play .
Sunday s Serie A clash at the Allianz Stadium saw the hosts fight back from two goals behind and almost take all three points, with Milik scoring in added time.
Further drama would follow as Milik would be shown a second yellow card for taking his top off in celebration, while the goal was controversially ruled out by a VAR check.
Antonio Candreva s position looked to have played Milik onside but Bonucci believes that is irrelevant as he did not interfere with play.
The explanation was that I was involved in active play, but Sepe would have never caught that, my position didn t interfere with his potential save, he told DAZ…
Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni insists he is fully committed to managing the side for as long as he is wanted ahead of their Copa America campaign.
Last year, the 46-year-old shocked world football when he revealed he was considering stepping down less than 12 months after leading his country to World Cup glory in Qatar.
It was reported by local media at the start of this year that Scaloni had agreed to remain in charge until the conclusion of the upcoming tournament in the United States, which sees the Albiceleste kickstart the month-long action against Canada on June 20.
Speaking ahead of warm-up friendlies against Ecuador and Guatemala, Scaloni said he expects to stay in charge until the Argentine Football Association President, Claudio Tapia, decides …
France manager Didier Deschamps says he is not concerned with his side s recent struggles in front of goal ahead of their final Euro 2024 group game against Poland on Tuesday.
Les Bleus are all but through to the knockout stages of the European Championships, sitting joint-top of Group D with four points, but need to avoid defeat to ensure progression.
Yet France s only goal at the tournament so far has come courtesy of Maximilian Wober turning into his own net in the opening 1-0 victory over Austria, before a goalless draw with the Netherlands on Friday.
France failed to score with any of their 15 shots in a wasteful display against the Oranje as Deschamps went without Kylian Mbappe, who was only fit enough for the bench due to his broken nose.
Asked abo…
Market: Lille win
Odds: 4/11 @
Turning their attention back to Ligue 1 duties on Saturday evening, Lille will welcome Angers to the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
Starting with the hosts, booking another top-four finish last season, the Mastiffs have once again come flying out of the traps this time around. Opening up the 2024/25 campaign with a routine performance away at Reims as they secured a 2-0 victory, Bruno Genesio’s men will certainly be smelling the chance to extend on their recent flurry. Picking up some perfect momentum and securing a first-leg advantage as they clinched a 2-0 win against Slavia Prague, the former Rennes boss should find the mood in his camp at a real high. Collecting a real Champions League scalp earlier in the month as they edged past Turk…
Switzerland playmaker Xherdan Shaqiri proved Serbia s nemesis once more by helping knock Dragan Stojkovic s men out of the World Cup on a tumultuous night at Stadium 974.
Shaqiri netted a last-minute winner against Serbia at the 2018 tournament in Russia and celebrated by making an eagle shape with his hands to show his support for Kosovo, the country of his birth and a former Serbian province that declared independence in 2008. That independence is not recognised by Serbia.
The Chicago Fire man was booed and jeered throughout while at least one Serbia fan was thrown out for anti-Kosovo chanting.
Shaqiri had the last laugh with the opening goal as Switzerland, who came into the game knowing a draw would most likely be enough, advanced from Group G with a dramati…
Harry Kane moved just one goal away from becoming Tottenham s joint all-time leading goalscorer to secure a 1-0 FA Cup third-round win over Portsmouth.
Kane is only a solitary goal behind the great Jimmy Greaves staggering haul of 266 for Spurs after opening the scoring with a sublime second-half finish.
The England captain s 17th goal of the season at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday was enough for the Premier League club to seal their place in the fourth round.
Antonio Conte s men had failed to register a shot on target in a poor first-half display, but were much improved following the interval against a side without a win in nine League One games – resulting in boss Danny Cowley s sacking this week.
265 and counting
— Tottenham Hotspu…
Market: Both teams to score
Odds:
With both sides handed the chance to enter the weekend topping Group E, Croatia will welcome Hungary to the Stadion Maksimir on Thursday night.
Starting with the hosts, while Croatia s 4-0 win over Slovakia last month may have improved the mood around Zagreb and moved the World Cup finalists to top spot in Group E, they once again some crashing back down to earth on foreign soil. Only managing to pick up a 1-1 draw against Azerbaijan in their last appearance, Zlatko Dalić s men have failed to find top gear. Including suffering a shock 2-1 defeat away in Hungary in their second qualifying outing, there still remains some defensive issues that need resolving. Thursday s hosts have managed to record just a single clean sheet in …
Declan Rice insists England will fear no-one at Euro 2024 and wants Gareth Southgate’s side to take inspiration from the Rugby World Cup.
England beat Italy 3-1 on Tuesday to seal their place at the finals in Germany next summer, where the 2020 runners-up will once again be among the favourites.
It will be 58 years since the men’s senior team lifted a major trophy but – after improved showings in recent tournaments under Southgate – Rice believes the hurt could finally come to an end.
Thank you for your support, Wembley.
— England (@England)
“There is no need for fear,” he said.
“Even though we went out in the World Cup (quarter-finals), it was like we took another step in terms of the way we played against France.
<…
There was no shortage of thrills and spills on matchday one of the Champions League, and Wednesday s action promises more of the same as one of the world s most in-form strikers faces his former club.
Erling Haaland has made a spectacular start to his Manchester City career, hitting 12 goals in all competitions since his move from Borussia Dortmund, but how will he fare when his old team visit the Etihad Stadium?
Elsewhere, Graham Potter will hope to have an immediate impact in his first game as Chelsea s head coach as they bid to bounce back from last week s 1-0 defeat to Dinamo Zagreb.
Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain, meanwhile, are among the favourites to be crowned European champions, and will both be hopeful of making it two wins from two outings.
…