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Dylan Duffy has made four appearances for Lincoln City this season Lincoln City footballer Dylan Duffy has been fined by the Football Association after admitting to the charge of multiple alleged breaches of anti-betting rules. The Republic of Ireland Under-21 international has been fined £4, 000, of which half has been suspended for 12 months, having admitted to the charge at the first opportunity and also been fully co-operative throughout the investigation. He was initially charged in July, having been alleged to have "placed, instructed, permitted, caused or enabled" bets on 30 matches between August 2023 and April 2024. The financial penalty relates to a small number of bets placed over the course of a single season by Duffy's brother Daniel in Ireland on a Paddy Power betting account under Dylan's name. Duffy claimed to have no knowledge of the various bets being placed by his brother, but did admit to having a separate account in Daniel's name with Boylesports. The FA's written reasons highlighted that, during his interview, Duffy had stated that he thought he might have a gambling addiction. Lincoln's Duffy charged with betting on games He has been subsequently signposted to Sporting Chance, the UK-based charity set up by former Arsenal and England captain Tony Adams to offer assistance to professional sportspeople for mental and emotional health problems. Lincoln City said: "The club has supported Dylan throughout this process and will continue to do so privately". Duffy joined Lincoln from League of Ireland side UC Dublin for an undisclosed fee during the January transfer window in 2023 - and has scored three goals in 43 league appearances for the Imps. In October 2023, Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali was banned for 10 months for placing between 40 and 50 bets on games after joining the Magpies from AC Milan. In May 2024, Reading head of football operations Mark Bowen was charged with placing 95 bets on matches, although unrelated to the club. Ricciardo replaced by Lawson at RB for rest of 2024 Europa League: Bajrami gives Rangers first-minute lead in Malmo Takeover will bring 'stability' and 'clear up noise' - Dyche Extraordinary courtroom access to an unfolding trial Listen as a 46-year-old cold case goes to trial to discover who killed Renee and Andrew Mac Rae New comedy-drama starring David Mitchell Can John 'Ludwig' Taylor crack the biggest puzzle of his life? A brand new four-part stand-up comedy A comedy series about what we can do to speed up climate change and bring a swift end to life on Earth As futures hang in the balance, what would you decide? An eye-opening look at Britain's parole boards From facing Pele to Bath City FC - meet the 80-year-old assistant manager How many free sports tickets have Starmer and MPs received? From Test match to wedding - Stone's Pakistan dash Meet the record-breakers & future stars given EFL Cup chance Mourinho furious with 70-minute wait for derby news conference. Video Mourinho furious with 70-minute wait for derby news conference Heavyweight permutations - what next after Dubois' win? A plane crash, fireworks disaster & car tragedy - how Twente shaped Ten Hag I've been told not to lift my kids up - Wood on injury Fearnley not obsessed about breaking into top 100 England's Brook gets first ODI century Video England's Brook gets first ODI century F1 Q&A: Are there problems between drivers and the FIA? 'Celtic hold a royal flush, Rangers a pair of twos' What does 'momentous' Friedkin takeover mean for Everton? Exploring the 'dark arts' in Man City v Arsenal 'Mentally, physically & tactically, Arsenal show why they are a force' Red card chaos and Haaland 'housery' - MOTD analysis. Video Red card chaos and Haaland 'housery' - MOTD analysis 'It took inspired brilliance to beat Mc Ilroy at Wentworth' Watch highlights of stunning Dubois victory against Joshua. Video Watch highlights of stunning Dubois victory against Joshua © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.