Brentford striker Ivan Tawney has received an 8-month ban for violating betting rules.. This was announced by the official website of the Premier League club, for which the 27-year-old footballer plays.. The Englishman was suspended from matches for the club and the national team until January 17, 2024. He will be able to return to training much earlier - in September 2023.. In addition, the Football Association of England (FA) fined Tawney ?50,000.. Ivan was previously accused of making 232 bets on matches between February 2017 and January 2021.. Then he played for Scunthorpe, Wigan and Peterborough in the lower English leagues.. Later, 30 more possible violations were added to these charges.. Note that in England, professional players are prohibited from betting on the results of football matches..

Also, players are not entitled to share insider information that can be used to play on the sweepstakes.. Tawney is third in the 2022/23 Premier League goalscoring race. He has scored 20 goals in 33 Brentford league games this season.. Only Manchester City striker Erling Haaland (36) and Tottenham striker Harry Kane (27) have more goals scored.. With two rounds to go, Brentford are 9th in the Premier League with 53 points.. The Bees will face Tottenham and Manchester City in the final matches of the season..