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Has to be over a year.Wow that is so much worse than what Toney did. He just bet on games, Paqueta is accused of affecting games (getting yellows). What is that 2-5 year ban?
Correction similar incident got 10 year ban
Ex-Oxford City and Banbury United player gets 12-year ban after spot-fixing
A FORMER Banbury United and Oxford City player has been banned for more than 10 years, for his involvement in spot-fixing during an Emirates FA Cup…www.oxfordmail.co.uk
Wow that is so much worse than what Toney did. He just bet on games, Paqueta is accused of affecting games (getting yellows). What is that 2-5 year ban?
Correction similar incident got 10 year ban
Ex-Oxford City and Banbury United player gets 12-year ban after spot-fixing
A FORMER Banbury United and Oxford City player has been banned for more than 10 years, for his involvement in spot-fixing during an Emirates FA Cup…
Similar happened with Xhaka but it couldnt be proven through lack of evidence
AHEAD OF THE GAME: Xhaka is CLEARED involvement in a possible scam
AHEAD OF THE GAME: The FA, Gambling Commission and the National Crime Agency have all closed their investigations into suspicious betting patterns surrounding a booking.
Not just gambling. In the past it was alcohol or cocaine now it is something else.
Dele Alli: Sleeping pill addiction 'widespread' in football, says psychotherapist
Sleeping pill addiction is "widespread" among football players, former Oxford United club psychotherapist Gary Bloom tells BBC World Service.
www.bbc.co.uk
Not just gambling. In the past it was alcohol or cocaine now it is something else.
Dele Alli: Sleeping pill addiction 'widespread' in football, says psychotherapist
Sleeping pill addiction is "widespread" among football players, former Oxford United club psychotherapist Gary Bloom tells BBC World Service.www.bbc.co.uk
How bored can they really be??
What's wrong with a whore party nowadays to wear away the boredom....never hear about them getting up to that any more!
LOL
From Dumb, I mean Kumb
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Great. Now our summer budget is £7.50.
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Welcome Lucas Paquetá - Our Brazilian Magnifico
Great. Now our summer budget is £7.50.
View: https://x.com/henrywinter/status/1793665203529232720
1964 British football match-fixing scandal - Wikipedia
In the 1960's 10 players were banned initially for life, the best known being Peter Swan who had been an England regular and might have been in the 1966 World Cup team. but for the ban.
They were allowed an appeal against the life sentences 7 years later.
So there are precedents for longer sentences, if he's convicted
He'll never get that transfer to Man City apparently 
PUBLISHED: 15:57 BST, 23 May 2024
Lucas Paqueta has been charged by the FA with alleged breaches of betting rules in a dramatic development that is likely to scupper a proposed £80million transfer to Manchester City this summer.
The FA have been investigating suspicious betting activity surrounding four bookings Paqueta received in 2022 and 2023 for almost nine months, and Mail Sport has learned the Brazilian international is facing disciplinary charges.
The Brazilian international has also been charged with two breaches of FA Rule F3, which relates to 'alleged failures to comply pursuant to FA Rule F2'.
Paqueta denies any wrongdoing and any knowledge of the suspicious bets, which have been traced to Paqueta Island, off the coast of Rio de Janiero.
The West Ham midfielder posted a statement on Instagram on Thursday afternoon following the charge that read: 'I am extremely surprised and upset that the FA has decided to charge me.
'For nine months, I have cooperated with every step of their investigation and provided all the information I can. I deny the charges in their entirety and will fight with every breath to clear my name.
'Due to the ongoing process, I will not be providing any further comment.'
A West Ham club spokesperson added: 'The Club acknowledges receipt of the FA charge received by Lucas Paquetá for alleged breaches of their Rules.
'Lucas categorically denies the breach and will continue to robustly defend his position.
'The Club will continue to stand by and support the Player throughout the process and will make no further comment until the matter is concluded.'
The 26-year-old was interviewed by the FA last September and gave the governing body access to his phone the following month.
The FA investigation was triggered by suspicious betting patterns surrounding an injury-time yellow card received by Paqueta in West Ham’s 1-1 draw at Bournemouth on the opening day of the season last August.
In addition to Paqueta’s booking for shoving Bournemouth’s Illia Zabarnyi the FA also investigated bets on two yellow cards he received last season; one for a late challenge on John McGinn in a 1-1 draw with Aston Villa on March 11 and another for fouling Leeds’ Crysencio Summerville on May 21.
Paqueta’s case will be heard by an independent commission and he could be given a ban if found guilty. While Ivan Toney received an eight-month ban for betting on football last year it is understood that Paqueta has not been accused of placing any bets himself.
The FA’s plans to charge Paqueta are a hammer blow for both the player and his club, as it will shatter his transfer value and create huge problems for new head coach.
Paqueta is contracted to West Ham until 2027 and under normal circumstances the club would either seek to cash in this summer or agree a long-term extension, but neither scenario is now likely to materialise.
City agreed to pay £80m for Paqueta last year and have identified him as a potential replacement for Bernando Silva, who is wanted by Paris Saint Germain.
Meeting Paqueta’s release clause would not be a problem for City, but they are unlikely to pursue their interest if he is charged with a betting offence.
The FA have been approached for comment.
EXCLUSIVEWest Ham star Lucas Paqueta charged with deliberately getting booked, derailing £80m Man City transfer, with four specific yellow cards identified for suspicious betting patterns
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PUBLISHED: 15:57 BST, 23 May 2024
Lucas Paqueta has been charged by the FA with alleged breaches of betting rules in a dramatic development that is likely to scupper a proposed £80million transfer to Manchester City this summer.
The FA have been investigating suspicious betting activity surrounding four bookings Paqueta received in 2022 and 2023 for almost nine months, and Mail Sport has learned the Brazilian international is facing disciplinary charges.
The Brazilian international has also been charged with two breaches of FA Rule F3, which relates to 'alleged failures to comply pursuant to FA Rule F2'.
Paqueta denies any wrongdoing and any knowledge of the suspicious bets, which have been traced to Paqueta Island, off the coast of Rio de Janiero.
The West Ham midfielder posted a statement on Instagram on Thursday afternoon following the charge that read: 'I am extremely surprised and upset that the FA has decided to charge me.
'For nine months, I have cooperated with every step of their investigation and provided all the information I can. I deny the charges in their entirety and will fight with every breath to clear my name.
'Due to the ongoing process, I will not be providing any further comment.'
A West Ham club spokesperson added: 'The Club acknowledges receipt of the FA charge received by Lucas Paquetá for alleged breaches of their Rules.
'Lucas categorically denies the breach and will continue to robustly defend his position.
'The Club will continue to stand by and support the Player throughout the process and will make no further comment until the matter is concluded.'
The 26-year-old was interviewed by the FA last September and gave the governing body access to his phone the following month.
The FA investigation was triggered by suspicious betting patterns surrounding an injury-time yellow card received by Paqueta in West Ham’s 1-1 draw at Bournemouth on the opening day of the season last August.
In addition to Paqueta’s booking for shoving Bournemouth’s Illia Zabarnyi the FA also investigated bets on two yellow cards he received last season; one for a late challenge on John McGinn in a 1-1 draw with Aston Villa on March 11 and another for fouling Leeds’ Crysencio Summerville on May 21.
Paqueta’s case will be heard by an independent commission and he could be given a ban if found guilty. While Ivan Toney received an eight-month ban for betting on football last year it is understood that Paqueta has not been accused of placing any bets himself.
The FA’s plans to charge Paqueta are a hammer blow for both the player and his club, as it will shatter his transfer value and create huge problems for new head coach.
Paqueta is contracted to West Ham until 2027 and under normal circumstances the club would either seek to cash in this summer or agree a long-term extension, but neither scenario is now likely to materialise.
City agreed to pay £80m for Paqueta last year and have identified him as a potential replacement for Bernando Silva, who is wanted by Paris Saint Germain.
Meeting Paqueta’s release clause would not be a problem for City, but they are unlikely to pursue their interest if he is charged with a betting offence.
The FA have been approached for comment.
*snigger
Enjoy the ban, lad.
View: https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1793658999163761084
Someone was asking what had happened to this the other day. Lopetegui's first day too
It was me.....
Yes... I'm claiming a role in this upshot.
They're greedy, selfish cheats?
Greed....... Or maybe some gangsters had him by the bollocks over something else.
Is it an alibi
His “Brother” is a rapist ( allegedly ). What a lovely story for Olt Sports to carry.
View: https://x.com/NOT_MOTD/status/1793696433398562958
It's a lifetime ban for sure. Which is hilariously shit for West Ham. That's a 60-80m asset down the drain, Paqueta is fantastic ... probably a starting XI player for Brazil, future Man City player. Hugely talented guy who has thrown his career away.
It's a fallacy that gambling or drugs is a new thing. Le Tissier match fixed on throw ins. Gazza took sleeping pills. Merse took cocaine.
I despise the FA's gambling rules that don't understand the difference between a normal betting addiction and match fixing.