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Lawrence Ostlere

Ivan Toney hits out at betting ban: ‘Somebody is out to get me’

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Ivan Toney has spoken out about his eight-month ban for breaking betting rules, questioning whether his participation in the World Cup was sabotaged and insisting he did commit the majority of the 232 breaches he admitted to.

During the disciplinary process, Toney accepted most of the 262 breaches with which the Football Association charged the him, and in May the Brentford striker was handed a lengthy suspension and a £50,000 fine.

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