Third kit and Paquetá clearance!
August 1, 2025 at 7:04 am Leave a comment
The last days brought some good news for the West Ham family:
The Hammers won their second game of the U.S. Summer Series (2-1 against Everton), they presented a beautiful third kit and Lucas Paquetá was cleared of the spot-fixing charges after almost two years of investigation.
The oversized Hammers replace the full Club crest on the chest and mark the first time they have stood independently on a West Ham shirt since 1985.
What was already leaked a few days ago has now been confirmed officially: West Ham midfielder Lucas Paquetá has been cleared of spot-fixing charges by an independent regulatory commission – almost two years after the Football Association launched an investigation into him and threatened to impose a lifetime ban.
The four charges of allegedly having got booked related to a Premier League game against Leicester City on 12 November 2022, as well as 2023 fixtures against Aston Villa on 12 March, Leeds United on 21 May and Bournemouth on 12 August.
The regulatory commission found these four charges to be “not proven” following the hearing.
Though Paquetá has been found guilty of two counts of failing to cooperate with the investigation. An appropriate sanction for these breaches will be decided “at the earliest opportunity”.
Paqueta’s lawyer, Alastair Campbell, told BBC Radio 5 Live his client is “very emotional and very delighted” and has “an enormous weight off his chest”.
The start of the investigation prevented Paquetá from leaving Wet Ham for Manchester City. It remains to be seen if the clearance from the accusations will be followed by a transfer or not… Anyway, everyone at West Ham will be delighted that this saga is finished now,
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