Brentford striker Ivan Toney has been suspended from all football for eight months after breaking FA betting rules.

The England international admitted 232 breaches between February 2017 and January 2021.

The sanctions mean the 27-year-old won’t be available to play again until 16 January 2024, although he will be allowed to return to training in September.

The striker has also been fined £50,000, according to Sky Sports News.

The ban means he will miss Brentford’s final two games of the season – Saturday’s game at Tottenham and at home to Manchester City on the final day.

Toney and Brentford could appeal and are considering their next steps.

Initially, Toney was charged with 262 breaches of FA rule E8, but the FA subsequently withdrew 30 of these breaches, Sky Sports News reported.

Prince Harry and Meghan involved in ‘near catastrophic car chase with paparazzi’ across New York

What Prince Harry has previously said about the paparazzi

Cardiff crash: Man arrested as part of investigation into collision which killed three

A statement from Brentford, posted to social media, read: “Ivan was charged with breaches of FA rule E8 and had a personal hearing earlier this week.

“Brentford FC is currently awaiting the publication of the written reasons of the independent Regulatory Commission. We will review them before considering our next steps.”

Rule E8 of the FA states that a participant “shall not bet, either directly or indirectly, or instruct, permit, cause or enable any person to bet on”.

Players, managers, coaches, club staff, directors and licensed agents involved in football globally are banned from betting within the Premier League, EFL, National League, Women’s Super League, Women’s Championship and the Northern, Southern and Isthmian leagues.

The ban also includes betting on any other football-related matter such as the transfer of players, managerial appointments or team selection.

Related posts:

‘Lucky not to be dead’: Police officer describes moment he was shot three times in the face Friends of Stephen Port’s first victim claim police made assumptions because he was a sex worker What is a sting jet and how could it make Storm Eunice deadly? Grieving mum shares footage of moment her son is killed by a single punch to the head New data shows fullest picture yet of deaths during the pandemic ‘He’s dead, he’s dead’: Harrowing 999 call after Tory MP’s killing is played to court Why US scientists have renamed summer ‘danger season’ Rising energy and food bills tip inflation to highest level since 1981 at 11.1% Next year set to be warmer than 2022 and one of the hottest years on record Eleven men who died in 2015 Shoreham Airshow plane crash were unlawfully killed, coroner rules Black teenager ‘sat on and handcuffed while buying shampoo’ ‘Well-loved’ white peacock hurt in hit and run at country estate