Lucas Paqueta betting charge: How the case was built as West Ham star could face 10-YEAR ban from football, including fourth booking when he was already being investigated

The FA have investigated four bookings Paqueta received in 2022 and 2023 Beautiful footballer, Lucas Paqueta, full of flair and playground panache. Lucas Paqueta has been charged for breaking betting rules and could face a 10-year ban Paqueta came under scrutiny for four bookings in particular, the first of which is above A tackle on John McGinn was also one that triggered alarms with the integrity Europe ‘I’m hearing he’s being investigated for betting breaches,’ the message read. Leeds' Crycencio Summerville was taken out by Paqueta, who was booked for this tackle Paqueta was under investigation when he picked up the yellow card against Bournemouth Children play football on Paqueta island, the small slice of sleepy paradise that the player takes his name from Paqueta island was rife with talk of the betting investigation when news broke last year Paqueta’s real name is Lucas Tolentino Coelho de Lima, but it is common in Brazil to adopt the region you hail from as a surname. He liked to goof around a lot on the island with his brother, but doing something incredibly wrong like that is not him.’ Another, called Marcos Silva de Avila, told us nobody here would ever contemplate trying to get Paqueta into trouble, saying: ‘There are only small wages on the island and people would not endanger a loved person’s career just to earn money.’ It was an open secret among West Ham sources that he was in line to leave this summer, Mail Sport revealing how his contract contained an £85million release clause that will become active once this window opens. Paqueta is no stranger to picking up cards but four in particular were in question One insider at West Ham last night said City were not the only ones circling, however.