As Premier League striker Ivan Toney prepares to learn his fate amid allegations of multiple breaches of FA betting rules, attention will inevitably turn to other players to fall foul of the regulations, including former England international Joey Barton.
Recent years have seen bans doled out to the likes of Kieran Trippier and Daniel Sturridge, while Toney is yet to discover what's in store. The Brentford striker, who has been called up by England without earning a senior cap, is expected to be unavailable for his country's March internationals.
Barton, who won his only England cap in 2007, was on Burnley's books when he was handed an 18-month ban, later reduced on appeal, after making 1,260 bets over a 12-year period. As his former clubs Manchester City and Newcastle United prepare to face off on Saturday, his ban - and the comments which followed - have come into focus once more.
