🚨 Lucas Paquetá cleared by the English FA

After years of waiting, the future of Lucas Paquetá was defined on Thursday (31).

The West Ham midfielder was ABSOLVED after a decision by the English Football Federation, the FA.

West Ham itself released the information on its social networks.

"West Ham United can confirm that an independent Regulatory Commission has cleared Lucas Paquetá of misconduct charges made against him by the Football Association for alleged breaches of FA rule E5," the note says.

West Ham United can confirm that an independent Regulatory Commission has cleared Lucas Paquetá of misconduct charges made against him by the Football Association for alleged breaches of FA rule E5.

— West Ham United (@WestHam) July 31, 2025

The entity understood that the Brazilian was not guilty of the practice of having forced yellow cards in favor of bettors.  

The hearing of the trial began on March 17 and there was an expectation of a resolution in three weeks, which did not occur.

The Brazilian, now, lives the expectation of a career change during this transfer window.

According to the press, the midfielder's idea was to return to Flamengo or to compete in this season's Champions League.

At 27 years old, Paquetá has a contract with the English club until mid 2027.

The player, however, could be negotiated. Flamengo would be one of the interested parties.

The case

Lucas Paquetá was formally charged by the FA in May 2024, 10 months after the investigation began.

The Brazilian was accused of four violations of FA Rule E5.1.

According to the FA, he forced yellow cards in four West Ham matches in the Premier League, between November 2022 and August 2023.

The matches were against Leicester, Aston Villa, Leeds and Bournemouth.

Paquetá previously denied any involvement in irregularities.

In a note, the entity pointed out that he tried "to influence the progress, conduct or any other aspect or occurrence of these matches by intentionally trying to receive a card from the referee with the improper purpose of affecting the betting market so that one or more people would profit from the bets".

On the same day that the charge was presented, Paquetá defended himself through social networks.

"I am extremely surprised and upset that the FA has decided to charge me. I cooperated with all stages of the investigation and provided all the information I could during these nine months. I deny the charges in full and will fight with all my strength to clear my name," the midfielder posted at the time.

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