In addition to the yellow card, Lucas Paqueta committed 4 fouls in this game vs. Aston Villa, an individual season-high. https://t.co/SgchCbbsPY
— West Ham (C)entral 🏆 (@WestHam_Central) August 18, 2023
The Mail added:
It emerged yesterday morning that talks over that move had collapsed due to ‘confidential’ issues. Sources then confirmed that Paqueta was the subject of an FA investigation. West Ham and the FA declined to comment while FIFA were also contacted.
Paqueta cost a club-record £51m when West Ham signed him from Lyon last summer and he was a key player in their Europa Conference League triumph, assisting Jarrod Bowen for his last-minute winner in Prague.
His impressive performances, including in West Ham’s season-opening 1-1 draw at Bournemouth last weekend, saw him discussed as a temporary replacement for De Bruyne, who faces up to four months on the sidelines after a serious hamstring injury.
Players have faced harsh penalties for the FA’s breaking betting rules. Brentford striker Ivan Toney is the most recent high-profile example as he was banned from football for eight months after admitting 232 breaches. He is not due to return until January 2024.
With so much coverage of in-depth betting it is very easy for bookmakers to detect an irregular pattern of bets.
In December 2022 two Dundee players were arrested but not charged in relation to betting parters in a match against Hearts.
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by Captain Swing
And of course our referees are exempt from scrutiny, being a breed apart and utterly incorruptible….