Paquetá set to be cleared after card-fixing claims, says newspaper | OneFootball

Lucas Paquetá is expected to be ACQUITTED by the English Football Association, the FA.

The result should be announced next week. The information comes from the English newspaper The Times.

The player is at risk (since the official verdict has not yet been released) of even being banned from football after being accused of deliberately getting yellow cards to benefit gamblers.

The hearing began on March 17. The expectation was for a resolution within three weeks, which did not happen.

The case

Lucas Paquetá was formally charged by the FA in May 2024, 10 months after the investigation began.

The Brazilian was accused of four violations of Rule E5.1 of the English Federation.

According to the FA, he deliberately received yellow cards in four West Ham matches in the Premier League, between November 2022 and August 2023.

The matches were against Leicester, Aston Villa, Leeds, and Bournemouth.

Paquetá previously stated that he denies any involvement in wrongdoing.

In a statement, the association said that he tried to "influence the progress, conduct, or any other aspect or occurrence of these matches by intentionally seeking to receive a card from the referee for the improper purpose of affecting the betting market so that one or more people could profit from bets."

On the same day the charges were filed, Paquetá defended himself on social media.

"I am extremely surprised and upset that the FA has decided to charge me. I have cooperated with every step of the investigation and provided all the information I could over these nine months. I deny the accusations in their entirety and will fight with all my strength to clear my name," the midfielder posted at the time.

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