Lucas Paqueta appears to break down in TEARS after getting yellow card as West Ham star faces lifetime ban
LUCAS PAQUETA broke down in tears following a booking as he continues to battle spot fixing charges.
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Lucas Paqueta was devastated after being booked
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The Brazilian, 27, did not feel that he had committed a foul
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The midfielder was in tears after receiving the yellow card
There were also clear signs of emotion when the former
The Brazilian has been playing under the cloud of four spot-fixing charges all season.
Paqueta denies all charges and his hearing began during the March international break, though is on hold and will not restart until June.
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The midfielder was close to an £85million move to
Manchester
City before being charge by
The FA
.
He is alleged to have been intentionally booked in four different games with suspicious betting patterns across multiple firms having been identified on Paqueta Island in
Brazil
, where he was born.
Potter said: "He's just a player that's trying his absolute best and wants the situation to be better and probably got a bit frustrated with the action.
"Then you see a human being, not perfect.
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"But I love Lucas, he's given everything and in the difficult circumstances he's in as well. He's given everything and he's absolutely fine now."
West Ham remain without a win in eight - and have just 14 points in 15 games since Potter arrived.
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He added: "It's a solid performance without being amazing but certainly from where we are I was happy with lots of it.
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"They scored against the run of play, it was a mistake.
"Then because of the moment we were having in terms of results, it can be a tough situation for us.
"But credit to the players, credit to the supporters, we stuck together and carried on."
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