Tonali and Zaniolo Cleared for Weekend Games Despite Betting Probes

Italian Footballers Fagioli, Tonali, and Zaniolo Banned for Illegal Betting

Three Italian football players, including Sandro Tonali of Newcastle United, have been cleared to play games over the weekend despite ongoing investigations into illegal betting.
Eddie Howe, Newcastle United's manager, refuted claims the club should feel embarrassed over spending £53 million on Tonali without knowledge of his gambling addiction and expects him to continue his career at Newcastle after serving a possible ban.
While many players involved pleaded guilty in the hopes of striking plea bargains for reduced penalties, the exact consequences of these investigations remain unclear as they are still ongoing.
Newcastle's management is currently in the process of seeking opportunities to pursue legal action against AC Milan due to the possibility that they sold a player slated to get banned due to issues they had while playing for the seller's team.
Players on other teams under probe, including Aston Villa's Italy midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo and Juventus' Nicolo Fagioli, were also revealed to be cooperating fully with the investigation and declared still eligible to play.