The Brazilian Soccer Affiliation (CBF) confirmed Lucas Paqueta will stay in Brazil’s Copa America squad regardless of being charged over alleged breaches of betting guidelines by the English Soccer Affiliation (FA).
Final August, it was reported the FA had opened an investigation into suspicious betting exercise surrounding Paqueta, who mentioned he was cooperating with the FA’s probe in March.
The West Ham midfielder is accused of deliberately looking for to obtain a card in 4 completely different Premier League fixtures, three within the 2022-23 season and one on the opening matchday of 2023-24, with the fees introduced in opposition to him final Thursday.
Paqueta, who has till June 3 to reply to the fees, addressed the scenario on social media saying, “I deny the fees of their entirety and can combat with each breath to clear my identify.”
Now, the CBF has confirmed that Paqueta will probably be staying within the nationwide squad for the upcoming match following discussions between the 2 soccer associations.
West Ham United’s Lucas Paqueta has been charged with misconduct in relation to alleged breaches of FA Guidelines E5 and F3.
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“Given the info reported by the English Federation, the CBF, supported by the joint opinion from the Authorized and Governance and Compliance Directorates and the Integrity Unit, has determined to keep up the participant’s call-up,” the CBF mentioned in an announcement signed by president Ednaldo Rodrigues.
“Based mostly on the knowledge supplied by the FA, it’s categorically concluded that the participant, Lucas Paqueta, regardless of the behaviour for which he was accused authorising preventive elimination [from the squad] … has not been penalised thus far by the prosecuting physique authorised to sanction him.
“It’s proper to say that the participant is free to carry out his skilled job till the current second, the supply of his livelihood and that of his household, in a full and unrestricted method, whether or not for his membership or his nation’s nationwide group.”
Selecao are nine-time winners of the Copa America and can kick off their marketing campaign in opposition to Costa Rica in Group D on June 24.
