The Brentford striker said it felt like someone was out to get him during his betting scandal
Footballer Ivan Toney has spoken out for the first time since receiving an eight month ban after admitting 232 breaches of the FA's betting rules. The Brentford striker spoke to Steven Bartlett on his Diary of a CEO podcast, revealing he felt that someone was out to get him and that he accepted some of the FA breaches just to get the investigation over with.
Asked why he was removed from the squad, Toney said: "I guess it comes down to allegations on the betting scandal. But I feel like personally I felt like it was a bit of a questionable time when they decided to bring it all out and then when they actually dealt with the situation come the end of the season is kind of like 'why'd you bring out...then?'"
"Yes I'm banned now but the biggest punishment for me was missing out on playing at the World Cup personally. I just felt down around the time, it felt like somebody's out to get me at that time to stop me from playing for England it was in my head." Later in the interview, Bartlett states that one of Toney's former chairmen at Northampton Town was thrown out because of "a betting scandal" and that Toney own cousin was sanctioned for a breach of betting rules in 2007. The FA commission concluded that the striker was aware of the rules, but bet anyway.
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