{"id":16680,"date":"2023-03-02T08:27:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T08:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/02\/toney-demands-fa-leak-inquiry-amid-claims-brentford-star-faces-six-month-ban\/"},"modified":"2023-03-02T08:27:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T08:27:00","slug":"toney-demands-fa-leak-inquiry-amid-claims-brentford-star-faces-six-month-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/02\/toney-demands-fa-leak-inquiry-amid-claims-brentford-star-faces-six-month-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Toney demands FA &#8216;leak inquiry&#8217; amid claims Brentford star faces six-month ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Ivan Toney has called for the Football Association to launch an inquiry after reports he\u2019d pleaded guilty to betting charges emerged.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Brentford striker has been charged with 262 alleged breaches of the FA\u2019s betting rules.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"0\">\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"#\"><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tGetty\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"article__media-caption\">\n\t\tToney has been hit with more than 200 betting charges\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It was reported this week that Toney has <a aria-label=\"admitted to a number of the offences (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/1347363\/ivan-toney-betting-charges-update-fa-brentford\/\" target=\"_blank\">admitted to a number of the offences<\/a> but is also contesting some of the others.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old has not denied that is the case, but is unhappy that the news has leaked before he has even faced a disciplinary panel and is troubled by claims in the media he faces a six-month ban.<\/p>\n<p>He has now called on the FA to launch an investigation and questioned whether he will receive a fair hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to Instagram, the 26-year-old said: \u201cI was shocked and disappointed to see press speculation yesterday and today about the FA investigation process concerning me after I have been told by the FA that it is a confidential process until any decision has been made.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is especially disturbing for me to read that the FA is saying I shall be banned from football for six months before there hasn\u2019t even been a hearing, and it does make me worried about the process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy lawyers will be writing to the FA to request that they conduct a leak inquiry, as this is the second time stories have appeared in the newspapers \u2013 the last time was just before the selection of the England World Cup squad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I continue to be told the investigation is meant to be confidential, I am unable to provide any further comment, and shall continue to concentrate on my football.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"1\">\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"#\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"He released a statement on social media on Wednesday night\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/03\/Toney-statement.jpeg?strip=all&amp;w=544&amp;quality=100\" class=\"alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-1348541\" width=\"544\" height=\"960\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t@ivantoney1 Instagram\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"article__media-caption\">\n\t\tHe released a statement on social media on Wednesday night\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Toney has been crucial to Brentford\u2019s quest for European football this season.<\/p>\n<p>He has scored 14 goals in the Premier League this season, with the Bees sitting 9th in the table.<\/p>\n<p>However, with the striker set for a ban, he could miss out the chance to play in England\u2019s Euro 2024 qualifiers against Ukraine and Italy.<\/p>\n<p>Toney\u2019s absence could also affect Brentford\u2019s hopes of finishing in a European spot under Thomas Frank\u2019s guidance.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\t!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n\t\t\tn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\n\t\t\tn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n\t\t\tt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\n\t\t\tdocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');<\/p>\n<p>\t\tfbq('init', '752905198150451');\n\t\tfbq('track', \"PageView\");\n\t<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/1348515\/ivan-toney-leak-brentford-fa-betting-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ivan Toney has called for the Football Association to launch an inquiry after reports 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