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The FA has begun an investigation into Lucas Paqueta surrounding a potential breach of its betting rules, the BBC has reported. It is believed that the inquiry refers to the 25-year old Midfielder receiving yellow cards in West Ham games, with the bets being placed through bookmakers in Brazil. An £80m deal – which would see Paqueta join Man City …

The FA is looking into bets placed during the FA Cup match between Oxford United and Arsenal on Monday, which have been deemed suspicious. The governing body has ‘a dossier of evidence’ relating to corruption, according to Sportsmail, which includes alleged phone messages before the match kicked off. The game, held at the Kassam Stadium, saw League One defender Ciaron …

As the three men suspected of trying to manipulate the scorelines of football matches await sentencing today after being found guilty of conspiracy to commit bribery, the National Crime Agency has released some interesting detail on the case and explains why it moved to break up the proceedings when it did.  Earlier this week a jury at Birmingham Crown Court …