{"id":186715,"date":"2024-06-04T16:11:39","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T16:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/04\/fa-want-life-ban-for-west-ham-midfielder-lucas-paqueta-report\/"},"modified":"2024-06-04T16:11:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T16:11:39","slug":"fa-want-life-ban-for-west-ham-midfielder-lucas-paqueta-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/04\/fa-want-life-ban-for-west-ham-midfielder-lucas-paqueta-report\/","title":{"rendered":"FA want life ban for West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta \u2013 report \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The Football Association are keen to impose a life ban on West Ham United midfielder Lucas Paqueta for spot-fixing betting offences, a report has claimed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Paqueta is accused\u00a0of picking up deliberate yellow cards in four separate Premier League matches \u2013 bookings that coincided with a large number of bets being placed on the Brazilian to be cautioned.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old has vigorously denied the charges, saying in a statement that he was \u201cextremely surprised and upset\u201d at the FA\u2019s decision, and insists that he\u2019s fully cooperated with the investigation despite being further charged with two counts of failing to comply.<\/p>\n<p>Details of the bets allegedly placed on Paqueta have been scarce, along with a potential punishment, but\u00a0<em>The Sun<\/em>\u00a0claim that the FA are pushing for the creative midfielder to receive a life ban from football.<\/p>\n<p>Around 60 people are reported to have placed bets on Paqueta Island off the coast of Rio de Janiero, with stakes ranging from \u00a37 to \u00a3400, leading to combined winnings of \u00a3100,000.<\/p>\n<p>The charges levelled against Paqueta are different to those previously handed to Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali and Brentford striker Ivan Toney, who received bans from the game for betting on the outcome of matches.<\/p>\n<p>Tonali was handed a ten-month ban from football, ruling him out of Euro 2024, while Toney received an eight-month suspension for 232 breaches of Rule E8, which concerns betting regulations for those who work in professional football.<\/p>\n<p>Paqueta had been a transfer target for Premier League champions Manchester City, but an \u00a380m\u00a0move\u00a0to the Etihad Stadium is now off the table as he fights to clear his name in order to continue his career.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The games Lucas Paqueta was booked in<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/01hzhdq9zqmshg6m375w.jpg\" alt=\"Peter Bankes, Lucas Paqueta\" title=\"Peter Bankes, Lucas Paqueta\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Referee Peter Bankes books Paqueta against Bournemouth \/ Henry Browne\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>West Ham 0-2 Leicester<\/strong>\u00a0(12 November 2022) \u2013\u00a0<em>Paqueta receives a yellow card from referee Jarred Gillett for a tackle on Boubakary Soumare.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>West Ham 1-1 Aston Villa<\/strong>\u00a0(12 March 2023) \u2013\u00a0<em>Paqueta scythes through John McGinn moments after clattering into Douglas Luiz.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>West Ham 3-1 Leeds<\/strong>\u00a0(21 May 2023) \u2013\u00a0<em>Paqueta cynically trips Crysencio Summerville as the Dutchman attempts to lead a counter attack.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bournemouth 1-1 West Ham<\/strong>\u00a0(12 August 2023) \u2013\u00a0<em>Paqueta handles the ball in stoppage time while jumping for a header.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Football Association are keen to impose a life ban on West Ham United midfielder Lucas Paqueta for spot-fixing betting offences, a report has claimed. 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