England and Al-Ahli striker Ivan Toney pleads not guilty to club assault

Author: The Associated PressPublished on: October 29, 2026Country: United Kingdom

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England and Al-Ahli striker Ivan Toney pleads not guilty to club assault

Ivan Toney pleaded not guilty at Southwark Crown Court in London to a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. He is accused of headbutting and punching a man during a confrontation at a nightclub on Wardour Street on December 6 last year. Judge Christopher Hehir provisionally scheduled the trial for June 12 next year, and Toney was released on unconditional bail. The 30-year-old, who represented England at the 2026 World Cup, plays for Saudi club Al-Ahli.

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