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Brentford and England striker Ivan Toney says missing the World Cup was a bigger blow than the eight-month ban he is serving for breaking betting rules.
Toney, who admitted to 232 breaches of Football Association regulations, was charged in November and missed out on a place in Gareth Southgate’s squad for the 2022 World Cup.
Toney was the Premier League’s third-highest scorer last season with 20 goals and helped Brentford to a ninth-place finish.
The 27-year-old said it was painful to miss out on the tournament in Qatar.
