• The Canadian Press

    West Ham's Lucas Paqueta charged with intentionally receiving yellow cards in Premier League matches

    LONDON (AP) — West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta was charged by English soccer authorities on Thursday after it was alleged the Brazil international deliberately received cards during Premier League matches to influence betting markets. “I deny the charges in their entirety,” Paqueta said in an immediate response on his Instagram account, “and will fight with every breath to clear my name.” The case centers around four matches from November 2022 to August 2023. Paqueta received a yellow card in e

  • The Independent

    Lucas Paqueta: West Ham star charged by FA over alleged breaches of betting rules

    The Brazilian midfielder, who has been linked with a move to Man City, has denied the allegations and vowed to clear his name

  • The Canadian Press

    Union Berlin rebuilding continues as it appoints Bo Svensson as coach

    BERLIN (AP) — After just barely clinching Bundesliga survival on the last day of the season, Union Berlin has wasted little time in presenting a new coach and sporting director. Union announced on Thursday that former Mainz coach Bo Svensson will take charge of the team, two days after it announced Horst Heldt will take over as sporting director from Oliver Ruhnert. Ruhnert reportedly wanted to return to his previous role as head scout. The 44-year-old Svensson enjoyed a mostly successful spell

  • PA Media: Sport

    Lucas Paqueta charged with spot-fixing offences in four Premier League games

    The FA alleges the West Ham midfielder ‘intentionally sought to receive a card from the referee for the purpose of affect the betting market’.