The FA reportedly wants to ban West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta for life when developments surrounding his alleged betting violations emerge
The Brazilian is the subject of a lengthy investigation into his betting activities and in particular the four yellow cards he received in the Premier League
Paqueta was charged by the FA for allegedly breaching Rules E5 and F3 – after being accused of deliberately receiving a caution
Four allegations of fixing relating to bookings in matches against Bournemouth, Aston Villa, Leeds and Leicester City
A betting regulator, later revealed to be West Ham’s shirt sponsor Betway, discovered that a “larger than normal number of bets” had been placed on its home town of Paqueta Island, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The former Lyon and AC Milan star protested his innocence in a statement, but The Sun’s Matt Hughes claims the FA are backing a life ban if he is found guilty
The governing body believes Paqueta’s alleged offences are more serious than previous cases involving Kynan Isaac and Bradley Wood, who were banned for 10 and six years respectively after voluntarily picking up bookings in FA Cup matches
It is claimed that around 60 bets were placed on the yellow card, with the lowest being £7 and the highest being £400
The total amount raised was £100,000
Paqueta did not place any bets but is alleged to have tipped off his friends so that they could make a financial profit
The FA are still gathering information from Brazil and like the case of Brentford striker Ivan Toney, the case is expected to drag on for many months before a hearing takes place
Paqueta denies any wrongdoing and his lawyer has been given additional time to file a formal response to the allegations
His planned move to Manchester City collapsed amid allegations of misconduct
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