Ivan Toney's ban from football was reduced to eight months due to his good record, 'genuine remorse' and having been diagnosed with a gambling addiction, the Football Association (FA) said on Friday.Toney was banned and fined 50,000 pounds ($63,105) earlier this month after the 27-year-old Brentford and E
Ivan Toney's ban from football was reduced to eight months due to his good record,"genuine remorse" and having been diagnosed with a gambling addiction, the Football Association said on Friday.
"This includes his relative youth at the time when the breaches began, his previous good record in respect of anything other than on-field breaches, and his genuine remorse which he expressed in fulsome terms before the commission," the FA said. Of the 262 alleged breaches, the FA said 126 were related to matches in a competition which his club had participated or were eligible to participate.
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