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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Stuart Goodwin

Paquetá launches outburst at football authorities after West Ham red against Liverpool

Lucas Paquetá is shown a red card during the defeat against Liverpool
Lucas Paquetá is shown a red card during the defeat against Liverpool. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Action Images/Reuters

West Ham’s Lucas Paquetá hit out at a lack of “psychological support” from football authorities, in an astonishing online outburst in the wake of his bizarre sending-off late on during his side’s 2-0 defeat by Liverpool.

The 28-year-old midfielder, who was left in limbo for two years during a Football Association investigation into spot-fixing allegations, was shown two yellow cards, both for dissent, within seconds of one another by the referee Darren England.

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