“Tristeza nao tem fim”, says a famous saying that today describes in detail the present day of the selection of Brazil. When you’re worried about walking
South American Qualifications and his poor performance in Copa América 2024 is now accompanied by another big problem: one of his team received expenses for a sports guarantee.
It’s about him
Lucas Paquetá who is involved in a conflict that threatens his football career. During the Copa América 2024, an investigation was initiated against the West Ham striker in which he was accused of irregular behavior in four official matches. This behavior on the field of play rose suspected sports betting was encouraged.
The conflict that threatens Paquetá’s career
In this context, the Football Association (FA) decided that the Brazilian should be “banned for life” for the reason he is guilty. The Fluminense star was involved in more than 60 sports betting cases in the last two Premier League seasons.
The 27-year-old footballer’s modus operandi was to get yellow cards and according to the betting houses, this happened again and again, bringing profits of up to 100 thousand pounds to those who played for them.
That’s not all, from the United Kingdom they revealed that the English football authorities accused him again with two new cases that make the Brazilian more complicated for the next season. In addition to the close to 60 bets placed on various Premier League matches, Evidence was also found due to negligence with his old phone.
“The FA seized Paquetá’s phone for two months last year while investigators reviewed his messages, calls and banking history, during which time he bought a new mobile phone. It was eventually returned, but was later retrieved as investigators wanted to investigate additional details. The only problem? Paquetá had thrown it away and could not find it,” the English-language media reported. Daily Mail.
In any case, this situation does not affect Paquetá immediately and therefore he will be able to participate in the duels with Chile and Peru next Thursday and Tuesday respectively, but he raised a warning about the future in football.
Some evidence already puts him at risk and, if more is found, he can no longer enter the playing field. This will be regulated in March 2025when he sits in court to defend his case.
Lucas Paquetá, will he be banned for life for sports betting?
At the center of the investigation, the four specific moments that are a worrying situation for Lucas Paquetá happened between November 2022 and August 2023 while he was wearing a West Ham shirt:
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