Premier League club Brentford have pledged to help Ivan Toney after an independent commission report revealed the banned England striker has a gambling addiction. Toney is serving an eight-month suspension after he admitted 232 breaches of the Football Association’s betting rules. The independent regulatory commission imposed the sanctions, which […]
Daily Archives: May 26, 2023
Eddie Howe says Newcastle have “massively over-achieved” this season and will have to cope with soaring expectations among the success-starved fanbase. The Magpies secured a return to the Champions League after a 20-year absence when Monday’s 0-0 draw with Leicester guaranteed a top-four finish in the Premier League. That […]
Vinicius Junior subjected to racial abuse last weekend will miss a second successive match due to a knee problem Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said on Friday. The 22-year-old Brazilian winger has received worldwide support since being racially abused by Valencia fans last Sunday. Vinicius did not play against […]
The Football Association have published their written reasons behind Ivan Toney’s suspension including the revelation that he placed 13 bets against his own team. Ivan Toney placed bets on his own team losing in an extraordinary revelation into his gambling habits as the Football Association published their written reasons […]
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday dismissed an application seeking to stop the inauguration of president-elect Bola Tinubu, warning lawyers who file “frivolous” suits to desist from it. Recall that the Court of Appeal had on Thursday slammed a N40 million fine on the 2019 Presidential candidate […]
Manchester United fear Antony has suffered a similar injury to the one that ruled him out for a significant period of time at Ajax, according to a new report. The Brazilian was forced to leave the pitch on a stretcher during the first half of United’s 4-1 win over Chelsea […]
A fire outbreak has been reported at the famous Okobaba plank market in Ebute Metta, Lagos on Friday afternoon. It was gathered that some parts of the market went up in flames while traders were carrying out their usual transactions. At the moment, firefighters and some of the traders are […]
The best young dribblers in world football have been revealed and the best Premier League player on the list is likely to surprise fans. There’s little as exhilarating in football than watching a player slalom is way through an opposition team or go on a mazy run right through […]
Former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kaduna State chapter, Hon Ibrahim Yaro Suleiman, is dead following a long battle with illness. The PDP, in a condolence message by Abraham Alberah Catoh, State Publicity Secretary, sympathised with the family, saying that the state Chairman of the party, Hon […]
Toney was banned and fined 50,000 pounds ($63,105) earlier this month after the 27-year-old Brentford and England forward admitted to 232 breaches of the FA’s betting rules, which included betting on matches he played in. Ivan Toney’s ban from football was reduced to eight months due to his good record, […]