Paquetá launches outburst at football authorities after West Ham red against Liverpool
Paquetá critical of lack of support during spot-fixing case
‘It’s ridiculous to have your life affected for two years’
West Ham’s Lucas Paquetá hit out at a lack of “psychological support” from football authorities in an astonishing online outburst in the wake of his bizarre sending-off late on during his side’s 2-0 defeat by Liverpool.
The 28-year-old midfielder, who was left in limbo for two years during a Football Association investigation into spot-fixing allegations, was shown two yellow cards, both for dissent, within seconds of one another by the referee Darren England. Players from both sides had tried to cool Paquetá’s protests following the initial caution, but after seemingly being successfully ushered away, he returned to harangue the official once more and was sent off.
