Africa-Press – Kenya. Newcastle United’s Sandro Tonali has been charged with a fresh betting offense, England’s Football Association (FA) confirmed on Thursday.
“It’s alleged that the Newcastle United midfielder breached FA Rule E8 50 times by placing bets on football matches between 12 August 2023 and 12 October 2023,” the FA added.
The association also said that Tonali has until April 4 2024 to respond.
Responding to the development, Newcastle United said: “Newcastle United acknowledges a misconduct charge received by Sandro Tonali in respect of alleged breaches of FA Betting Rules.”
“Sandro continues to fully comply with relevant investigations and he retains the club’s full support,” Newcastle said in a statement.
Italian midfielder moved to Newcastle from AC Milan on a five-year contract last year.
The 23-year-old helped AC Milan to win the 2021-22 Italian Serie A title.
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