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Toney banned 8 months and fined for breaking gambling rules, blames timing on missing World Cup

  • Toney was charged with 232 breaches of FA gambling rules in November, with 30 more in December.
  • Toney admitted breaking the rules and received an 8 month ban, a £50,000 fine, and can't train with his club until September.
  • Toney believes the FA timed the charges to prevent him from playing for England at the World Cup.
  • Toney accused the FA of sabotaging his World Cup dream by announcing the charges right before the tournament.
  • Toney initially thought the charges would prevent him from playing at the World Cup in Qatar.
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