Innocence is more shocking, and Parketta's two-year-long warning match is rigged, and he will be kicked out of the soccer community for life → Dramatic reversal anger...FA unveils ruling next week

Jul 26, 2025

Innocence is more shocking, and Parketta's two-year-long warning match is rigged, and he will be kicked out of the soccer community for life → Dramatic reversal anger...FA unveils ruling next week
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Innocence is more shocking, and Parketta's two-year-long warning match is rigged, and he will be kicked out of the soccer community for life → Dramatic reversal anger...FA unveils ruling next week
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Innocence is more shocking, and Parketta's two-year-long warning match is rigged, and he will be kicked out of the soccer community for life → Dramatic reversal anger...FA unveils ruling next week
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It's a shocking turnaround.

The FA will release its ruling early next week against Lucas Paqueta (West Ham), who was accused of manipulating the game through a warning of intention. In May last year, the FA indicted Paqueta for deliberately receiving warnings in four English Premier League (EPL) games so that acquaintances could benefit from betting.

The hearing on Paqueta's indictment, which has been investigated since August 2023, ended in April. BBC reported on the 26th that `Packeta and West Ham have been informed of the verdict regarding the rigging of the match of Premier League matches in the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 seasons.'




However, although the final conclusion is kept silent, the atmosphere is 'innocent'. 'BBC' said one source that the final ruling was generally in favour of Paqueta and was effectively concluded to be 'innocent'. 'The Times' also states that 'Paketa will be cleared of unlawful conduct'

It's a dramatic twist. Paqueta, who has maintained his innocence, is "very surprised and angry" when the FA indicts him. I cooperated with every step of the investigation for nine months. I provided all the information I could"I completely deny all allegations. I will fight to be cleared of false accusations." West Ham also said it would support Paqueta's 'Proof of Innocence'.

Innocence is more shocking, and Parketta's two-year-long warning match is rigged, and he will be kicked out of the soccer community for life → Dramatic reversal anger...FA unveils ruling next week
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But Paqueta was a cliffhanger. Kina Isak of 'non-league' was banned for 10 years in October 2022 for one intentional warning. The FA believed that Paqueta's criminal charges were much more serious. The FA's indictment reportedly included a recommendation for Paqueta to be banned from playing for life if convicted.




The matches in question are against Leicester City on November 12, 2022, Aston Villa on March 12, 2023, Leeds United on May 21, and Bournemouth on August 12. The FA suspected that Paqueta was intentionally given 'card' in the 15th minute of the second half against Leicester, 25th minute against Aston Villa, 20th minute against Leeds, 48th minute of the second half extra time against Bournemouth.

Paqueta was a member of Brazil's national team. Manchester City also prepared a transfer fee of 80 million pounds (about 149 billion won) to recruit Paqueta. However, it was canceled due to the alleged manipulation of the match.

Innocence is more shocking, and Parketta's two-year-long warning match is rigged, and he will be kicked out of the soccer community for life → Dramatic reversal anger...FA unveils ruling next week
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It was even more surprising that the bet amount was 'money'. Paceta's yellow card was only 7 pounds (about 13,000 won) to 400 pounds (about 740,000 won). Small bets were made on the island of Paqueta, off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which is Paqueta's hometown, according to the survey.




West Ham and Paqueta are said to be furious that the verdict is taking too long. The FA may now have to pay for Paqueta's legal costs, which are worth about 1 million pounds (about 1.86 billion won).

Paqueta's form fell sharply during the indictment. He played in 33 EPL matches last season and scored four goals. After being warned against Tottenham in May, he also shed tears.

After the Tottenham match, Paqueta's wife lamented on social media, saying, `I've had nightmares for two years.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.