West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta said he is “happy” to be helping with investigation for potential betting rules breaches.
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Back in August 2023, sources told BBC Sport that Paqueta was being investigated by the Football Association for potential betting rules breaches. The midfielder has continued to play for West Ham and also in the Brazil squad.
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“It’s been seven months since it happened and I’m cooperating as much as I can”, said Paqueta on Wednesday (20). The investigation is believed to center around bets placed in Brazil on yellow cards awarded against the midfielder.
Paqueta already said he didn’t place any bets. “West Ham have always supported me, there was no reason for them not to do what they did, which was nothing more than put their player out there to play soccer”, he explained.