LONDON (AP) — West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta was charged by English soccer authorities on Thursday with allegedly breaching betting rules. The case centers around four yellow cards the Brazil international received from November 2022 to August 2023. The Football Association said Paqueta has been charged with misconduct for breaching two of its rules, because it is alleged he sought to influence matches “by intentionally seeking to receive a card from the referee for the improper purpose of af
The Brazilian midfielder, who has been linked with a move to Man City, has denied the allegations and vowed to clear his name
The 57-year-old Spaniard replaces David Moyes, who left when his contract expired at the end of the season.
French judicial officials have opened an investigation into the possible theft of a trophy that was awarded to the late Diego Maradona after the 1986 World Cup and is set to be auctioned. The prosecutor's office in Nanterre, outside Paris, told The Associated Press on Thursday that the probe was handed over to a special police unit combating trafficking in cultural property. The prosecutor's office declined to give more details about the ongoing probe but said it was opened after it received a c