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Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali has been charged with breaching English football betting rules, the Football Association said on Thursday.
Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali has been charged with breaching English football betting rules, the Football Association said on Thursday.
Tonali is already serving a 10-month ban issued by the Italian football federation for betting on teams he played for, which has been overturned since October.
He could be in more trouble after the FA said he broke its rules on 50 occasions by allegedly placing bets on matches between August 12 and October 12 last year.
On October 12, Tonali was sent home from the Italian training camp after being informed by the police about his involvement in a betting investigation.
Tonali, 23, joined Newcastle from AC Milan last July for a fee worth up to 60 million pounds ($76.3 million). But he made just 12 appearances for the Premier League club after being caught up in a wider betting investigation which saw Juventus midfielder Nicolò Fagioli banned for seven months.
Tonali told prosecutors he bet on Milan and Brescia when he played for those clubs. His agent, Giuseppe Riso, acknowledged that his client had a gambling problem.
Tonali agreed to a plea deal with the Italian federation that included therapy for gambling addiction.
His ban ends on 14 July.
Newcastle said last year that it would give Tonali and his family their full support.
Tonali is the latest Premier League player to be accused of breaking betting rules.
Brentford and England striker Ivan Toney was banned for eight months last year and fined 50,000 pounds ($62,000) after 232 tackles.
An independent commission said Toney’s punishment could have been more severe had he not been diagnosed with a gambling addiction.
Last September, Nottingham Forest defender Harry Toffolo was handed a five-month suspended ban and fined 20,956 pounds ($26,100) after admitting 375 breaches.
The FA said Tonali had until April 5 to respond to the charges.
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