Tottenham winger Andros Townsend on Tuesday was handed a four-month ban for breaching betting rules. The 21-year-old, who spent the second half of the English Premier League seasonon loan at Queens Park Rangers, has been a $27,500 fine, while three of the four months have been suspended.
The Independent Regulatory Commission hearing issued the following statement:”At an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing, Tottenham Hotspur’s Andros Townsend was suspended from all football and football activity for a period of four months, subject to any appeal,backdated to the 23 May 2013 when the player voluntarily withdrew from the England Under-21 squad. However, three months of the suspension is suspended until 1 July 2016 and will be automaticallyinvoked upon a proven breach of The FA Betting Rules during that period.