LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 22: Lucas Paqueta of West Ham United during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Chelsea at London Stadium on August 22, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Lucas Paqueta has avoided a fine despite being found guilty of not cooperating with an FA spot-fixing investigation in part because of concerns about the West Ham star’s mental health.

An independent regulatory commission said that Paqueta, who was cleared of spot-fixing earlier this year , would typically have been fined but that “the truly exceptional circumstances of this case justify a departure from the level of sanction which a participant should ordinarily expect”.

Instead it reprimanded the 28-year-old and ordered him to pay 10 per cent of costs. It c

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