West Ham are considering taking the FA to the Court of Arbitration over a possible life ban for Lucas Paqueta.
The Brazilian playmaker was charged with intentionally picking up yellow cards in four Premier League games. Against Leicester City, Aston Villa, Leeds and Bournemouth. Which could see him banned for life if the FA finds him guilty. The 26-year-old is
still free to play for West Ham until the disciplinary process is complete. And he has denied any allegations of match-fixing or match-fixing.
The midfielder is accused of deliberately picking up yellow cards in four separate league games as part of a gambling scheme. After suspicious betting patterns were traced back to his native Paqueta Island. The matches in question came against Leicester, Aston Villa and Leeds during the 2022-23 campaign and at Bournemouth early on in the season just ended.
According to The ufabet http://ufabet999.app , West Ham are considering taking the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne to block the Football Association from hearing the case.
The newspaper claims the club are “questioning the extent of the FA’s sanctions” in the matter. Given that the suspicious betting cases linked to Paqueta’s ban took place in Brazil. West
Ham also believe it is “unreasonable” that the Brazilian should lose his playing career for life over the match-fixing allegations.
WHAT NEXT FOR PAQUETA?
The Brazilian has until June 3 to formally address the accusations against him. Later this summer, a disciplinary hearing is expect to be scheduled with an independent panel likely to take charge of the case.