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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Matt Hughes

West Ham’s Paquetá in limbo as spot-fixing hearing adjourned until summer

Lucas Paquetá of West Ham is tackled by Milos Kerkez of Bournemouth.
Lucas Paquetá of West Ham is tackled by Milos Kerkez of Bournemouth. Four bookings for Paquetá in 2022-23 attracted the attention of the FA. Photograph: Warren Little/Getty

Lucas Paquetá faces a frustrating wait as he fights a possible life ban over Football Association spot-fixing charges because the case will not finish until June at the earliest.

The independent panel presiding over the hearing did not conclude proceedings in the initial allotted three-week slot, that ended last Friday, because of its complexity. The case has been adjourned.

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