“I wasn’t placing bets on me picking up yellow cards, it was my mate” isn’t going to look good if his mate turned out to have a cunning knack of only placing bets before matches where Lucas got booked.
Though once again photos of the accused wearing a shirt with a betting company sponsor on it does send very mixed messages.
Seems a bit harsh to ban him. I think we need to go easy on him. If he’s happy to lucas in the eye and say he’s sorry and that he made a mistake, I’d be happy with that.
Edit: already made a pun using his first name, looks like it’s time for me to paquet-in
Far worse than anything Toney did if that’s what’s been going on. The ban will be lengthy. Surely moves to a different country before the window closes.
This sounds like an open-and-shut case tbf.
Odds shifted so significantly that even the average Joe noticed that something ain’t right
He actually did get booked in the game too 
He’s not good at being subtle is he!
https://twitter.com/xmonicamusic/status/1692623968203608540?s=46&t=LlMNFvsPPy2ozwuX8FhQrA
What an idiot.
West Ham have lost a potential 90m transfer because he wanted to win a few quid on a bet.
Another footballer with a gambling problem?
Nope. A footballer who found a way for people around him to make money off his own deceit.
Seems pretty similar to the Xhaka case to be fair. Maybe the betters were more closely connected to Paqueta but absent stuff you can only get via a criminal investigation - phone records, texts, etc - it’s going to be hard to prove. Paqueta can always say something like “I was in an awful mood and was very angry in general that week. I guess my relatives knew that and figured I might get carded” but I in no way got carded intentionally as part of an organized conspiracy.
https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1793658999163761084
https://twitter.com/CapableOfFlight/status/1793679535168266273
Haha pep move off
Its a pity the cunts hadn’t already signed him tbh.
Surely a cheating footballer would suit the Man City business model.
I wonder if that means City will fully focus on getting Bruno now.
Lovely.
Yeah i mean why not do it EPL investigation stylee…you know buy him lawyer up and keep things pushed back for years and years? 
Definitely guilty imo.
Sucks because on soccer manager, I have him and Fagioli in my squad. Some luck. SIgh.
Imagine there were betting scandals in Football Manager. “Your £100m midfielder has been found guilty of betting on your matches - Choose from 1) Appeal (Cost £50m) 2) Terminate Contract”
Or better “Your Accounts team have been charged with falsifying FFP 115 times” then in 2045 you’re handed a suspended 3 point deduction which is reduced to a signed Man City kit for the FA’s Chairman on appeal.
Do you guys remember those reports about spot fixing I think it was year or two ago which kinda framed Xhaka as the player in question?
And the incident was Xhaka just refusing to kick the ball for a free kick until he got a yellow.
Brazilians are amateurs, they should take some lessons from Albanians on how to cover up their tracks. 
