NO matter how many blows Ivan Toney takes, the goals just keep on coming. There has been the racist abuse on social media and a potential ban after he was charged with 262 breaches of English soccer’s gambling laws.
There was also his exclusion from England’s World Cup squad last year, despite his prolific scoring form for unfashionable Brentford.
Toney, however, continues to find the back of the net at such a rate that only Erling Haaland and Harry Kane have scored more than him in the Premier League this season.
As such, England coach Gareth Southgate could not ignore the 27-year-old striker when naming his squad for the European Championship qualifiers against Italy and Ukraine this week, even with so much uncertainty surrounding the player’s future.
Should Toney be found guilty of the gambling charges that date back to 2017, he is likely to face a lengthy ban.
“There hasn’t been a trial
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