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By Toby Cudworth The Football Association are keen to impose a life ban on West Ham United midfielder Lucas Paqueta for spot-fixing betting offences, a report has claimed. Paqueta is accused of picking up deliberate yellow cards in four separate Premier League matches – bookings that coincided with a large number of bets being placed on the Brazilian to be cautioned. The 26-year-old has vigorously denied the charges, saying in a statement that he was “extremely surprised and upset” at the FA’s decision, and insists that he’s fully cooperated with the investigation despite being further charged…

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