{"id":215497,"date":"2023-10-18T18:17:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T18:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=215497"},"modified":"2023-10-18T18:17:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T18:17:15","slug":"newcastle-break-silence-on-sandro-tonali-as-55m-star-faces-ban-over-gambling-addiction-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/sport\/newcastle-break-silence-on-sandro-tonali-as-55m-star-faces-ban-over-gambling-addiction-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle break silence on Sandro Tonali as \u00a355m star faces ban over gambling addiction | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEWCASTLE have released a statement regarding Sandro Tonali&#x27;s potential ban for breaching betting regulations.<\/p>\n<p>Tonali is subject to a wider investigation into several high-profile Serie A players allegedly breaching betting rules.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sandro-tonali-newcastle-united-premier-851016883.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Both Tonali and Aston Villa&#x27;s Nicolo Zaniolo were sent home from the Italy squad during the international break after being questioned by Italian police ahead of their games against Malta and England.<\/p>\n<p>Tonali and Zaniolo are at the centre of the investigation alongside Juventus midfielder Nicolo Fagioli.<\/p>\n<p>The Juventus man has received a &quot;12-month disqualification,&quot; five of which &quot;will be commuted to alternative prescriptions.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The midfielder has been fined nearly \u00a311,000 and must &quot;participate in a therapeutic plan lasting at least six months and in a cycle of at least 10 public meetings, to be held within five months.&quot;<\/p>\n<h2>READ MORE ON FOOTBALL<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/crop-24393110.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/crop-24393110.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/crop-24393110.jpg\"><\/picture><span>BIANC SPACE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Former Sky Sports Soccer Saturday star lands &#x27;dream job&#x27; two months after exit<\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/RAS-OFF-PLATFORM-BARKER-TRENT.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/RAS-OFF-PLATFORM-BARKER-TRENT.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/RAS-OFF-PLATFORM-BARKER-TRENT.jpg\"><\/picture><span>CLEAN UP <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Trent says I&#x27;m his toughest opponent\u2026 now I have no club &amp; 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He\u2019s fighting to avoid that and I\u2019m sure he will win this difficult game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is in shock, he is shaken and sad. I hope that this experience saves his life and that of many others, that it helps those who fall into the same habit as him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that Tonali remains available to play for Newcastle and said: \u201cSandro is training, and on Saturday he could also play.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe understood that he has to face this problem in a determined way. 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