FOR BREAKING THE LAW REGARDING BETTING, IVAN TONEY OF BRENTFORD RECEIVES AN EIGHT-MONTH PENALTY.

Ivan Toney, a striker for Brentford, was given an eight-month suspension after acknowledging breaking the betting laws.

Toney was accused with 262 alleged violations over a four-year period by the Football Association in November.

The 27-year-old, who finally made his long-awaited England debut in March, pleaded guilty to 232 of the offences; 30 of those were later dropped.

An impartial regulatory commission imposed Toney's sanctions, which included a £50,000 fine, following a personal hearing.

He cannot play until January 17, 2024, although he can begin training with Brentford on September 17.

Toney expressed his dissatisfaction with the result in a statement.

The Brentford striker announced his eight-month suspension from football on Twitter. "Today I have received notification of my eight-month ban from football following a hearing before an FA regulatory commission that took place yesterday," he said.

Naturally, I'm sorry that I won't be able to play for the upcoming eight months.Since the detailed justifications for the commission's decision have not yet been made public, I will stop here and just express my gratitude to my loved ones, Brentford FC, and our supporters for their unwavering support during this extremely trying period.

I am now concentrating on coming back to play the game I love next season.

The FA and Brentford will both evaluate the written justifications for the independent regulatory commission's decision, which will be published "in due course."

According to a statement from the FA, "Ivan Toney has been suspended from all football and football-related activity with immediate effect for eight months, beginning on January 16 and continuing through that date, fined £50,000, and warned as to his future behavior for breaches of the FA's betting rules."

The forward for Brentford FC was accused of breaking FA Rule E8 a total of 262 times between 25 February 2017 and 23 January 2021. Later, the FA retracted 30 of these violations, and he acknowledged the remaining 232.