{"id":292074,"date":"2023-10-26T11:24:20","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T11:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=292074"},"modified":"2023-10-26T11:24:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T11:24:20","slug":"newcastles-sandro-tonali-to-serve-a-10-month-ban-for-illegal-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/newcastles-sandro-tonali-to-serve-a-10-month-ban-for-illegal-gambling\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle&apos;s Sandro Tonali to serve a 10-month ban for illegal gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>BREAKING NEWS: Newcastle&#8217;s \u00a352m star Sandro Tonali is BANNED for the rest of the season as Italian FA confirm he is suspended for 10 months over illegal betting<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sandro Tonali&#8217;s lawyers had been negotiating with prosecutors this week<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Newcastle star started in the club&#8217;s Champions League tie on Wednesday<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>Tonali&#8217;s admission of guilt is believed to have helped him to reduce the ban<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Newcastle star Sandro Tonali has been banned from football for 10 months for illegal betting, the Italian FA has announced.<\/p>\n<p>The midfielder will be ruled out for the rest of the season after reaching a plea bargain, with his\u00a0lawyers having negotiated with prosecutors and the Italian football federation this week to finalise details of the ban.<\/p>\n<p>Italian FA chief\u00a0Gabriele Gravina confirmed an agreement had been reached for a 10-month ban, including eight months of therapy, and praised Tonali&#8217;s collaboration in the process.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018An agreement has already been reached between the Federal Prosecutor&#8217;s Office and Sandro Tonali, which occurred before the referral, therefore it must be endorsed by the undersigned, which I have already done,\u2019 Gravina told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018A plea bargain is envisaged for 18 months of which 8 months is activity recovery, some concerns therapeutic activity and at least 16 face-to-face meetings as testimony.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018A plea bargain is foreseen, mitigating circumstances are foreseen, the boys collaborated beyond belief, so we continue to respect the rules we have set for ourselves.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/17\/16\/76666843-0-image-a-2_1697558050975.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali has been hit with a 10-month ban for illegal gambling\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/26\/07\/77020387-12641289-image-a-22_1698302914125.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tonali featured for Newcastle against Dortmund ahead of his sanction being confirmed<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/26\/07\/77020317-12641289-image-a-21_1698302880376.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Newcastle have pledged to support the Italian international during his ban from football<\/p>\n<p>Tonali was interviewed last week at the Turin prosecutor&#8217;s office, where he reportedly spoke to investigators for around two and a half hours.<\/p>\n<p>Initial reports suggested Tonali was at risk of a 12-month ban after claims he had bet on AC Milan matches while on their books, before his \u00a352million summer move to Newcastle.<\/p>\n<p>However, his admission of guilt and willingness to seek treatment for what his agent calls a \u2018gambling addiction\u2019 is believed to have helped him reduce the ban. It is also said he did not bet on Milan to lose matches.<\/p>\n<p>Tonali\u2019s suspension is set to include eight months of therapy and his participation in anti-gambling initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>The midfielder is expected to be free to train with Newcastle during his suspension, which is set to run until late August of next year.<\/p>\n<p>He will miss Euro 2024 and the early weeks of the Premier League season.<\/p>\n<p>Tonali\u2019s suspension had not arrived before Newcastle\u2019s Champions League tie against Dortmund on Wednesday, which allowed the midfielder to be involved.<\/p>\n<p>It is thought UEFA did not want Tonali to feature but were powerless without confirmation of the ban from Italy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/17\/17\/76668805-0-image-a-3_1697560022012.jpg\" height=\"453\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tonali&#8217;s agent Giuseppe Riso admitted the \u00a352million midfielder has a &#8216;gambling addiction&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/17\/16\/76662903-0-Nicolo_Fagioli_will_reportedly_serve_a_seven_month_betting_ban_a-a-1_1697558017957.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He is the second to be sanctioned in the investigation after Nicolo Fagioli&#8217;s seven-month ban<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/17\/17\/76624365-0-Aston_Villa_s_Nicolo_Zaniolo_has_also_been_quizzed_over_his_invo-a-5_1697560092918.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Aston Villa&#8217;s Nicolo Zaniolo has also been quizzed over his involvement in the betting claims<\/p>\n<p>Tonali came off the bench to replace Sean Longstaff after 65 minutes with Newcastle 1-0 down courtesy of Felix Nmecha&#8217;s first half strike.<\/p>\n<p>However, he couldn&#8217;t help to inspire a comeback as they suffered the first defeat of their Champions League campaign this season.<\/p>\n<p>Tonali had also featured against Crystal Palace in Newcastle\u2019s Premier League match last weekend, after the Premier League club had confirmed the midfielder was being investigated.<\/p>\n<p>The Magpies have pledged their support to the Italian international and his family, with manager Eddie Howe last week vowing that the club will throw their arms around him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Sandro is a top, top person and a top character,&#8217; Eddie Howe said. &#8216;I&#8217;ve got no doubts about him as a person at all. But like anybody, you don&#8217;t know everything about every person. It&#8217;s impossible to.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Like all human beings, they can have vulnerabilities and weaknesses and things that happen in our lives that are difficult.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle are yet to comment on reports in Italy of a clause that exists in the 23-year-old\u2019s contract which means they do not have to pay him during the ban.<\/p>\n<p>However, the club are assessing all legal options and their lawyers will be exploring if they have a case for compensation, given they paid Milan \u00a352m for a player who had already committed betting offences, including gambling on his own teams to win matches.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/26\/08\/77021765-12641289-image-a-23_1698306152651.jpg\" height=\"417\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Newcastle boss Eddie Howe pledged that the club would &#8216;throw their arms around&#8217; Tonali<\/p>\n<p>Tonali is part of a wider investigation launched by Italian authorities, with the midfielder and Aston Villa\u2019s Nicolo Zaniolo having been interviewed when on international duty earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Italy head coach Luciano Spalletti called the raid &#8216;traumatic&#8217; and described his players as &#8216;absolutely distraught&#8217; by the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Reports in Italy stated that after meeting with prosecutors over alleged sporting offences, Tonali is then thought to have spoken to criminal prosecutor Manuela Pedrotta, who is spearheading an investigation into a betting ring on illegal online platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Tonali is believed to have cooperated fully with the parallel investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Juventus midfielder Nicolo Fagioli became the first player to speak directly to prosecutors after news broke two weeks ago, and the 22-year-old was subsequently handed a seven-month ban from football.<\/p>\n<p>Fagioli&#8217;s ban was a significant reduction on the expected three years handed to those found guilty of similar infringements.<\/p>\n<p>The youngster&#8217;s ban is 12 months in total but five of those are suspended, with Fagioli ordered to have at least six months of treatment to cure his gambling habit. He was also fined \u00a310,850.<\/p>\n<p>The rules on betting are strict in Italy with athletes banned from betting on their own sports.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone found guilty of breaching them could be hit with worldwide suspensions of up to three years.<\/p>\n<p>Cooperating with this investigation, though, could help those involved secure lesser sentences.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12641289\/Newcastles-Sandro-Tonali-serve-10-month-ban-illegal-gambling-confirms-Italian-FA-star-praised-collaborating-reach-plea-bargain.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BREAKING NEWS: Newcastle&#8217;s \u00a352m star Sandro Tonali is BANNED for the rest of the season as Italian FA confirm he<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292073,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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