Brentford forward Ivan Toney has plead guilty to 'many' of the 262 charges against him, for betting on football matches, and will likely serve a ban this season.
According to the Daily Mail, the Brentford forward is set to contest some of the charges and an FA disciplinary hearing is 'imminent.'
Sportsmail has learned that the Brentford striker has pleaded guilty in response to many of the 262 charges issued by the FA last December, but is contesting others, with an FA disciplinary hearing understood to be imminent.
Toney’s impending ban is likely to rule him out of contention for England’s European Championship qualifiers against Italy and Ukraine next month, which would be a blow for Gareth Southgate, who is short of attacking options with Callum Wilson and Raheem Sterling both battling niggling injuries.
Although Toney was omitted from Southgate’s World Cup squad after training poorly when he was called up for England’s UEFA Nations League matches against Germany and Italy last September, his continued outstanding form for Brentford has ensured he has remained in the manager’s thoughts.
Toney was charged with 232 breaches of the FA’s gambling laws between 2017 and 2021 last November, with the FA adding a further 30 charges that took place between 2017 and 2019 the following month.