Sandro Tonali sinks: accused of making 50 illegal bets in England, he faces another sanction

The Italian midfielder Sandro Tonali He is accused of having violated the rules of the english federation (FA) about betting on football matches and is once again involved in a betting scandal after what happened last year in Italy with Nicolo Fagioli.

The FA explained in a statement that the player Newcastle23, has until April 5 to respond to the accusation of having violated rule E8 on betting up to 50 times, between August 12, 2023 and October 12, 2023, while playing for the English club. of the Premier League.

“Sandro Tonali has been accused of misconduct in relation to alleged breaches of the FA betting rules. It is alleged that the midfielder Newcastle UnitedEdit has breached FA rule E8 at least 50 times by placing bets on football matches between August 12, 2023 and October 12, 2023. Sandro Tonali has until April 5, 2024 to allege,” says the official statement.

The footballer, who arrived in England last year in exchange for 70 million euros after leaving Milan, is currently serving a ten-month ban without playing imposed by the Italian federation in October for having violated betting rules in his native country.

Gambling problems

In his first reaction to the new accusation made by the FA, the Newcastle He said he “admits” this new accusation. “Sandro continues to fully comply with the relevant investigations and retains the full support of the club,” The northern English club said in a brief statement in which it announced that it would not be making any further comments on the matter for the moment.

The sanction imposed by the Italian federation, which Fifa made applicable to everyone, means that Tonali He will not be able to play again until at least next August, so he will miss this year's European Championship in Germany.

In addition, Tonali was fined 20,000 euros and ordered to participate in an eight-month “therapeutic plan” to recover from his gambling addiction.

Possible sanctions

According to what the British newspaper noted this Thursday Daily Mailthat the sanction to Tonali It might not have major consequences because he would pay the new penalty while complying with the one imposed in Italy.

“The FA will treat Tonali's alleged breaches as 'a period of Italy plus England betting activity', meaning it is likely to prevent a ban being added to his current suspension and any punishment being applied simultaneously,” the FA said. cited medium.

“He does not expect Sandro Tonali to face a longer ban or to be prevented from training.” “after he was accused by the English FA of betting on matches while registered as a Newcastle player,” he explained. The Telegraph.

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