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Newcastle United fans have slammed Ivan Toney after the full reasons for his eight-month ban from football were released this morning.
The forward was diagnosed with a gambling addition after breaching 232 betting rules.
In the FA's bombshell written report, published today, it is revealed that Toney:
Placed 13 bets on his own team between August 2017 and March 2018, with 11 of those made against Newcastle, his parent club, while on loan at Wigan Informed a friend that he would start his next club's match in March 2018 Used other people's accounts to place bets despite initially denying the allegations Admitted to lying during his first interview with the FA when questioned about the gambling charges Suspected of having a separate mobile phone to place bets, which he did not hand to the FA during their investigation. Still bets on other sports and casino games and is 'determined to address his gambling problem with therapy' during the ban
Within the FA's report, it also revealed that the striker did not play in any of the matches where he bet against his parent club.
A section of the FA's report on Friday read: 'Of those 29 bets, there were 13 bets on Mr Toney’s own team to lose in 7 different matches between 22 August 2017 and 3 March 2018.
Newcastle fans have slammed Ivan Toney after full reasons for his eight-month ban from football are revealed
The forward played for the club between 2015 and 2018 before leaving to join Peterborough
'Mr Toney did not play in any of those matches where he placed bets against his loan club as he was not in the match squad or against his parent club as he was on loan.
'Of the 13 bets 11 were against Newcastle whilst Mr Toney was on loan at another club. The other 2 bets related to
