Lucas Paqueta must seriously regret his rigged sports betting affair. As a reminder, the Brazilian is accused by the English Federation of having voluntarily received yellow cards during four championship games, in order to allow his relatives to garner money. While he is still awaiting potential sanction, Sky Sports News says it potentially risks suspension for life.
According to the British media, the FA will re-examine the case this month. The parties will still be able to appeal the judgment before the Arbitral Tribunal of Sport, in Switzerland. The verdict may have to wait a year before being revealed. To the question of whether Pacquetá could replay football in another country, Cristiano Caús, lawyer specializing in sports law, explained for Marca that : ” When an athlete is sanctioned in a country, the sanction will only have international repercussions if the court or the federation of this country which sanctioned it sends the file to the disciplinary committee of FIFA and requests the extension of the sanction on a global scale. It is only after the decision of the FIFA disciplinary commission that the sentence will take effect worldwide. It is therefore the FA who will choose, or not, to bring the case to an even more serious level.
