Nottingham Forest defender Harry Toffolo gets suspended five-month ban for 375 breaches of betting rules

Harry Toffolo, a fullback for Nottingham Forest, was handed a five-month suspension with a five-month probationary period after he

admitted to breaking 375 EFA betting rules.The 28-year-old was also assessed a £20,956.22 fine by a separate regulatory commission,

according to the English FA.

The FA filed charges against Toffolo in July, and the player has acknowledged breaking the betting laws between January 22, 2014,

and March 18, 2017. Until the conclusion of the 2024–25 season, the prohibition is on hold.

The FA promised that the case’s written justifications would be released as soon as possible.

The punishments for Toffolo come after an eight-month suspension for betting violations was imposed on Brentford attacker Ivan Toney in May.

Manchester United to lose two new signings for up to nine games

International results have meant Manchester United will be missing two new additions in a couple of months time

Manchester United will be missing two key summer signings in the new year following recent international results, meaning Erik ten

Hag will have no choice but to shuffle his preferred starting XI.

On Tuesday night, Cameroon qualified for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations by beating Burundi 3-0, ensuring they topped their

qualifying group ahead of the tournament in Ivory Coast. Morocco, meanwhile, had already confirmed their spot at AFCON back in March.

That’s bad news for Manchester United, however, who will therefore be without Cameroonian goalkeeper Andre Onana and Moroccan

midfielder Sofyan Amrabat for at least a couple of weeks in January, with AFCON running from January 13 until February 11 next year.

Onana started in the victory over Burundi upon his recall to the national team, just eight months after manager Rigobert Song sent

him home from World Cup 2022 due to Onana’s criticism of Song’s long-ball tactics. The goalkeeper announced his retirement from

international football in December 2022, but has since reneged on that decision after reconciling with Song.

Depending on each nation’s progress in AFCON, the pair could potentially miss up to nine games in total for Manchester United.

Four Premier League games, against Tottenham Hotspur, Wolves, West Ham United and Aston Villa, are scheduled during the course

of the tournament, while both legs of the League Cup semi-finals – if United reach that round – as well as the third and fourth rounds

of the FA Cups fall within AFCON.

The first leg of the Champions League last 16 is also played just two days after the AFCON final, meaning it’s unlikely either Onana or

Amrabat would play if their country reaches that stage.