According to the Daily Mail, West Ham United are worried that Lucas Paqueta could lose his Football Association betting case. Which could see him banned for life if found guilty.

A senior West Ham source told the Daily Mail that they are not confident that they will be able to win the case, as they see the chances of the club and the player losing the case being very high.

The main reason is that the standard of evidence used in the Football Association (FA) trial is based on the same “balance of probabilities” as in civil cases. Simply

put, the FA only needs to prove that there is a greater chance or probability. That Paqueta was involved in the manipulation of yellow cards to affect the betting market.

West Ham have continued to support Paqueta in the hope of proving his innocence and the player himself remains determined to clear his name, having denied the accusations ever since หากคุณสนใจเล่นพนันออนไลน์ที่ดีที่สุด สามารถสมัครสมาชิก UFABET ได้ที่นี่ พร้อมรับโปรโมชั่นพิเศษสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ Sport broke the story of the FA’s investigation back in August 2023.

A source inside West Ham sees this process as “aggressive”. And “unfair”, as the player could be punished based on only a 51% chance.

West Ham continue to support Paqueta in the hope of proving his innocence. And the player himself has consistently maintained his innocence since the FA investigation was revealed in August 2023.