Lincoln City's Duffy fined for breaching FA betting rules

Lincoln City winger Dylan Duffy has been fined 4,000 pounds ($5,372.80) and warned after breaching betting rules, England's Football Association said on Thursday.

The FA said the 21-year-old Republic of Ireland youth international admitted that he placed 30 bets on matches between Aug. 18 last year and April 23. Half the fine has been suspended for 12 months.

The FA were lenient with their sanctions as Duffy admitted making bets at the first opportunity while the "betting activity did not undermine the integrity of the game". His cooperation with the FA was also taken into account.

In May last year, Brentford and England striker Ivan Toney was banned from football for eight months and fined 50,000 pounds after admitting to 232 breaches of the FA's betting rules.

($1 = 0.7445 pounds)