Topic | After missing the European Championship after 10 months of suspension, can Tonali be humiliated?
Beijing time yesterday (26th), the Italian Football Association issued an announcement, announcing that Tonali will be banned for 10 months for gambling, plus an alternative penalty of 8 months. He will also miss next year's European Championship.
At noon local time on October 26, Italy, the punishment result of the Tonali gambling case was officially confirmed: 10 months ban, plus 8 months of alternative punishment. Like Fagioli, who was previously fined, the alternative punishment refers to joining a treatment plan to eliminate gambling addiction, and if the treatment is successful, it will be used as a typical example of young players quitting gambling in the future.
Tonali's case, unlike Fargioli, is the severity of the penalty. Fargioli was the source of the case, and he voluntarily confessed his problems before being charged, actively cooperated with the investigation, and received relatively light punishments. Faggoli's ban is 7 months, plus a 5-month alternative penalty, which also mandates the number of face-to-face meetings organized by the Italian Football Federation, with Faggoli at least 10 and Tonali at least 16. From this point, it can also be seen that Tonali's gambling addiction is serious, and in the eyes of the Football Association Prosecutor's Office and the Football Association Court, his gambling addiction is more serious than that of Fargioli.
It is worth noting that although it is officially confirmed, the penalty result was announced by the president of the Italian Football Federation, Gravina, which does not mean that Tonali's ban will take effect from today, and then the penalty result agreed by the Football Association and the prosecutor's office will be submitted to the Olympic Committee at the higher level for approval, and then it can be submitted to UEFA, so as to implement the ban to the European league. Waiting for UEFA's approval, Tonali's ban will apply not only to Italy, but also to the Premier League and Champions League in which he currently participates.
The attitude of Newcastle United club, which Tonali plays, is naturally to expect his ban to take effect as late as possible, because in theory, Tonali can still represent the club until the official penalty result is handed down by UEFA, such as Newcastle and Borussia Dortmund in the third round of the Champions League group stage, Tonali came off the bench. For Tonali himself, no matter when the penalty is issued, his journey for the season is reimbursed, and the 10-month ban means that he will return as soon as August next year, during which he can train with the team normally, so that he can prepare for the summer and catch the start of next season's league. But at the national team level, even if Italy eventually reach the Euro 2024 finals, Tonali is doomed.
Unlike many people think, even if Tonali voluntarily admits that he has bet on AC Milan and Brescia, in Italian football and even English football, there is an attitude of "young people need help", which is also the purpose of the "alternative punishment" announced by the Football Association Court. According to relevant regulations, the ban period for professional players participating in gambling is 3 years, but if they have a good confession, they will be automatically halved, and finally mitigated appropriately according to the severity of the circumstances. Tonali's guilty plea didn't come too late, which left him only 3 months longer than Fargioli.
The president of the Italian Football Federation, Gravina, once again stressed the fact that none of the participants in this gambling event manipulated the game, and he also refused to use football as a barometer of social problems. How to help young players get rid of bad habits is something he is more concerned about, whether it is the club or the Italian Football Federation, they are based on an attitude of helping first, punishment as a supplement. Newcastle United have spent a hefty transfer fee for Tonali, and after receiving a ban, Newcastle are expected to suspend Tonali's salary payment to make up for the loss. It is reported that Newcastle are preparing to sue Tonali's former club AC Milan for an explanation. Faggoli's team, Juventus, continues to pay him wages, and given his gambling debts and his youth academy status, Juve do not want to give up the youngster. When the ban ends next year, both Faggoli and Tonali will be treated as "normal" players who have made mistakes.
Text | P5
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