Toney not picked on “football fields”
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Brentford striker Ivan Toney was not selected for England’s World Cup squad because of “football pitches”, says Football Association chief executive Mark Bullingham.
Toney has scored 10 goals in the Premier League this season and had been tipped for a place in the England squad.
“He was absolutely available for selection,” Bullingham said.
“He wasn’t picked on football pitches,” he told BBC sports editor Dan Roan.
England defender Kieran Trippier was banned for 10 weeks by the FA in December 2020 for giving information for others to bet on his transfer from Tottenham to Atletico Madrid.
Asked if this was a problem within the English game, Bullingham said: “I think our rules are very clear and we’ve had a small number of cases.
“Obviously, we will look to enforce the rules when they are broken.”
