Where Tonda Eckert’s possible Spygate ban would rank among football’s longest suspensions | OneFootball

The Sun reports that Southampton sources fear the FA could go nuclear and hand Tonda Eckert an individual six-month ban. An FA hearing is due today, and there is hope the claim proves wide of the mark.

If a six-month suspension did arrive, where would it sit among the game’s longest?

In 2023, Ivan Toney received an eight-month ban after admitting 232 breaches of FA betting rules. He was in prolific Brentford form, with 20 Premier League goals in his previous full season.

Eric Cantona was suspended for nine months in 1995 for his kung-fu kick at Selhurst Park, and fined £20,000. He still ended his final Manchester United season with 11 goals and 12 assists.

Sandro Tonali was given a ten-month ban in October 2023 for betting breaches early in his Newcastle United career.

Bradley Wood received a six-year sanction in 2018 for match-fixing. He sought bookings in FA Cup wins over Ipswich Town and Burnley and told friends so they could bet.

In 1915, Manchester United forward Enoch West was hit with a 30-year suspension over a match-fixing scandal linked to a 2-0 win against Liverpool.

Olafur Gottskalksson, formerly of Torquay United and Brentford, received an indefinite ban in 2005 after failing to comply with a drugs test.

Eckert has not been accused of anything on that scale, and he could yet face only a touchline ban. The Spygate saga will end once the final decision is announced.

Source: Sainstmarching.com

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