Gambling Scandal Gets Even Worse

[@GustavoNDias]

Fun Fact: What made the FA suspicious of Lucas, was not just a bunch of Brazillians betting on his yellow card. It was a bunch of people from Paquetá Island (an Island in Rio where Lucas was born which only has 3000 people) betting on his yellow card. And Also, Lucas had a bunch of these people added on his Facebook too. It's like a bunch of people from Staten Island starting to bet on a suspicious yellow card from Staten Steve

[@isaacjones5687]

You say Paqueta like he’s an Indian instrument

[@ibrahimchowdhury9779]

LMAOOOO 😂😂😂

[@tylersimon1867]

Paqueta is an indian restaurant in my hometown

[@OrlovKruskayev]

He's saying it correctly

[@mikeyholsa]

It's seems like a dish in an Indian

[@hisham_hm]

yep, it's originally spelled Paquetá, with the accent on the "tá" (think of it like in French, where the final syllable of words is stressed: Lucas Paquetá "rhymes" with Eric Cantona)

[@e_eyster]

Zealand: I didnt get sidetracked and am talking about this in under one minute Also Zealand: Starts talking about the main topic at 1:01 due to his tangent into not being sidetracked.

[@thelastgreataudit8112]

Tbf citing the daily mail as a source is only slightly better than not citing a source at all.

[@Kevinnn111]

Seems like incompetence from the investigators. They should’ve kept it if they thought they were gonna need it again. If you’re being investigated and they take your phone, you’d assume they no longer need it when they give it back to you. And that they would have a copy of all the data of the phone. Plus, he already handed the phone in initially so it’s not like he was hiding the contents from the investigators

[@Icarus07c]

Zealand made a mistake here, it's not the same phone, it's the second phone Pacqueta was allowed to use whilst his main phone was being inspected. Once the inspection was over and new allegations surfaced, they asked him to produce the second phone, which he destroyed. It's not incompetence, Pacqueta seems to have continued doing this WHILST being investigated.

[@fatsparr0w525]

No 1 hour daily mail rant? He fell off

[@LienLeon]

What did they expect when football accepted every betting company with open arms? They are part of football now and when money and betting is involved dodgy things happen. The pogba reference is silly. They have zero cross over.

[@pedronunes3063]

I think the comparison is good because it's 2 players accused of cheating, but the Paquetá situation is much worse because betting is worse than doping

[@Nem-n3i]

Betting will always be in line with sport. At least the PL are removing betting sponsors now.

[@alanrzepa]

1. Paqueta surrendered his phone himself before the FA asked him to do it 2. There's no indication and no official statement they asked him to hold on to it. FA had the phone in their possession for over 2 months and gave it back to him LAST YEAR. They've come back and asked him to give it back LAST MONTH.

[@honestjohn7513]

True words

[@Icarus07c]

Wrong. They asked for the second phone he was permitted to use whilst his primary phone was being held, that's a key part Zealand got wrong here. The FA had his primary phone, allowed him to use a second phone during this time and as new allegations emerged they asked him to produce the backup phone too, this is the one Pacqueta got rid of.

[@KT-ki6gz]

Paqueta made too much money betting on Zealand skipping his runs 😊

[@Hammerzman]

its sadly so prevalent on every level of the world of professional Football sadly, It recently affected the A-League here in Australia, South American Players being paid by South American crime syndicates to draw yellows and these were SOOO BLANTANT looking back on the incidents now

[@jayzerino]

Think about it Z, organised crime has this poor guy by the balls, he could buy his whole village yet he throws games for money ? Come on

[@AdamSabir1]

I think this is underestimated. If your from a crime ridden neighbourhood in South America, it’s very likely most the neighbourhood knows you and your entire family. Rife for extortion and it wouldn’t be the first time it’s happened.

[@TempusFugit366]

@@AdamSabir1 This is why I'm never critical of footballers who bring their whole families over - sure it might be really costly, but it might also save you from this nonsense.

[@alwayselite748]

i literally never heard of paqueta being involved in a sports betting scandal and i have brazilian family. they definitely tried to sweep this under the rug because sports betting is no joke and it’s the worst thing to happen.

[@domomota1491]

Bro idk much about your life, but in Brazilian internet there's memes and professional coverage all over about it for MONTHS

[@domomota1491]

Also kinda crazy because journalists said he was set to move to Manchester City in 2023s summer but the deal dropped when city knew about the investigation

[@archipiratta]

Maybe I shouldn't have sold my car to Lucas Paqueta

[@lyonkennedy4892]

At least he runs…

[@Agiantfox]

As a west ham season ticket holder from a fan perspective this whole situation is awful all round. How they are taking so long to make a decision is beyond me. Have watch paq play live multiple times and he looks a shadow of his former self right now with this hanging over him. The club don't know what to do either, talks of if he is found guilty and a life time ban given the club taking legal action against the player. Whole situation is a complete mess and I wish they would have just make a decision already instead of dragging this out for years.

[@saulmagner]

If the FA is giving a lifetime ban they have to completely ban all gambling sponsors first

[@unholyxeras8182]

That's already happening. Due to take effect from the end of the 25/26 season

[@saulmagner]

@@unholyxeras8182 oh shit i didnt know that that's great lol

[@magikarpsplashy]

So if a player kills somebody in a car crash they have to ban all car sponsors too? Weird logic

[@meisalanbenfica1]

This guy was literally throwing and got moyes fired for a worse coach. 💀

[@felix-bk7ne]

Allegedly getting yellows that had no impact on the results.

[@vjaska]

Didn't expect to see Peckham Town, a club that is 2.5 miles from my house or a 30 min bus ride, on here 🤣

[@Audorin]

The man just tried to take care of his people 😂

[@_huzaifa]

Zealand taking inspiration from pyro live slop 🔥🔥🔥

[@piekay7285]

We need to talk about Jürgen Klopp going from one of the most popular people in German football to one of the most hated.

[@3dcomrade]

What happened?

[@piekay7285]

@@3dcomrade He joined Red Bull, with it standing against everything German fans hate. Multi Club ownership, commercialization, circumventing 50+1…

[@abubakr13340]

Video 2 of asking Zealand to please cover the Bahrain vs Indonesia situation

[@odoherty9434]

Absolutely love listening to your takes man, always has me smiling

[@mikkysteaders]

Everton are looking to wager their entire next seasons point tally all on Black. Fingers crossed 🤞

[@wagons69]

dude, fm is delayed til march. lmao

[@dorilabooche5139]

The people want Daily Mail rants, give us our cake!

[@kikii7111]

As a West Ham fan I can say paqueta does at least 3 brain dead yellow worthy challenges a game (still love him with all my heart)

[@Icarus07c]

Love him? Even when he isn't risking games for his Brazilian buddies he's absolutely bang fucking average. West ham fan here too, fucking despise the cunt.

[@kyletucker3811]

Fun fact, Fifty Shades of Grey actually started out as a twilight fanfiction in the first place. So fanfiction of it is essentially fanfiction of a fanfiction.

[@IvicaTafra]

Holy sht, Z, I'm so glad you're not in Florida for this hurricane. I'm sending my spirit bomb energy to your family if anyone is in Florida

[@listey]

Spot fixing such as this really has minimal impact on the games themselves. The main issue is that it's defrauding the scumbag bookmakers, which I'm not sure I have too much of a problem with (although the courts will definitely have a differing opinion).

[@Icarus07c]

As a west ham fan, stfu. Those bookings impact the club, suspensions for multiple bookings impact the club, having a midfielder who has to be careful in challenges to avoid a second yellow impact the club, the scandal surrounding this impacts the club. Get the actual fuck out of here with this utter bollocks about "minimal impact".

[@EliJoyce-d6i]

it’s crazy he’s still allowed to play

[@Mydigitalepitaph]

Remeber that Paqueta was being eyed up by Man City for a potential transfer in August 2023 before this whole betting scandal kicked off. Mad to think hes thrown away that tranfer, higher wages which could have been invested back to his community (Similar to Mane does for his local village).

[@WeabooMilk]

Eric Adams 🤝Lucas Paquetá Thinking deleting digital evidence will bail them out

[@StewartUSAF]

This is one of the rare occasions that Major League Baseball gets it right. You participate in betting on baseball in any way, you bring the integrity of the game into question, you are banned permanently. This is why Pete Rose will never be allowed into Cooperstown.

[@symptomofsouls]

Pete Rose exclusively bet on his own team to win, that is completely different from throwing games

[@AndySport]

@@symptomofsouls source: Pete Rose

[@symptomofsouls]

@@AndySport no, they literally found proof of every game he ever bet on, he only bet on his team and always bet on them to win

[@indianastones6032]

Ya did go on a bit of a tangent, explaining why ya wasnt going on a tangent!!!haha! Were all do it too, mate!

[@fazahasbi1838]

Hey Zealand can you take a look at AFC World Cup qualifiers match between Indonesia and Bahrain? People are saying that the ref was very biased towards Bahrain with that injury time call causing Bahrain to score an equaliser. +6 minutes was given but the game ended around the 99th minute is this normal?

[@michaelward5370]

I didn't see the game that you're talking about but a referee can add further added time if there has been further substitution injury or if there has been any other stoppage time during added play

[@3dcomrade]

​@@michaelward5370i did see the game. While yes, there are free kicks(2). It does not warrant a 3 minute addition especially when there are 6 counter attacks after the 96th minute.3 by Indonesia, 3 by Bahrain(the last one became the equalizer goal)

[@goat2goat]

No more chocolate turtles only running

[@KillahBee001]

Bro got sidetracked talking about how he wasn’t getting sidetracked

[@hremostypas]

Speak about Greece FC story!

[@V1Down]

The investigators really didn’t keep the phone, not like a footballer can’t afford another phone/be compensated for it after the investigation if innocent

[@harvey2449]

As a West Ham fan I’m so happy we have at least one season left with this guy because it does not look good

[@Lo-pp9lu]

We need to chill with the jumping to conclusions here. He gave his phone to the FA for EIGHT MONTHS. They had the phone for EIGHT MONTHS and couldn't find anything. He most definitely got a new phone over that period, is it so ridiculous to say he threw it out because he didn't need it? Not that far of a reach and I dont think its fair to label him as guilty for not keeping a phone he obviously had no use of. Still luv u

[@Sproat2011]

Lucas Paqueta getting a yellow card v Chile for a blatant foul. It’s extremely obvious that these guys are involved in this, Ivan Toni and Tonali’s at it as well.

[@unholyxeras8182]

Don't know anything about Toney's doings but leave Tonali out of it. He bet on games he wasn't playing in, bet on the team he played for to win, and when he was caught he held his hands up and helped the investigators with their investigation. He then served his ban without complaint, did his best to keep himself fit and sharp during his time out, attended gambling addiction support sessions and spoke to young players in Italy of the dangers of gambling addiction and the trouble it can cause, using his own experience to get the message across. He has since returned to playing and been outstanding. He shouldn't have been betting on football, but he's done everything right since

[@ninjalectualx]

Unpopular opinion: since his yellow cards didn't affect the sporting integrity of the game his offense isn't that bad

[@johnpower9550]

Complete moron. Deserves a life time ban and I hope West Ham sue him for contract breaches. According to fm24, he's been on £4.5 m per annum after tax since 2022 when he signed from Lyon for £49 m. I'd be looking for that back if I was a Hammer.

[@flamengoarrascaeta]

He actually got a yellow card in Brazil national team team game yesterday,crazy shit man😂😂

[@TeaCat0]

Will you cover the indonesia vs bahrain one? The 90 + 6 injury time, but allowed the play until 99 min, which is a goal from bahrain?

[@AdamSabir1]

Very dodgy. Must be pretty frustrating for Indonesian fans as well since you guys are having a decent run atm

[@francesoxberry6816]

Injury time is a minimum

[@haroldsimarmsta750]

Zealnd you gotta look at the bald referee in the Bahrain Indonesia game. Can it be more obviuous what he was doing with the added time?

[@cigancigo1669]

fa lecturing anyone on anything is such a joke, they wont punish city yet everyone else gets punished

[@FDeeKay]

Please cover the absolute shithousery that is the referee of the Bahrain vs Indonesia match yesterday. Indonesia is definitely robbed off a win

[@alexespinosa497]

Yes Pahketah is totally wrong

[@CammyBouse]

Calling for a lifetime ban for this is miles off the mark, I genuinely cannot believe Zealand supports it. They gave him his phone back, who is to say it wasn't destroyed in an accident, if they wanted more from the phone they should've kept it. Football is so deep in bed with gambling companies, I'm not sure what they expected.

[@magikarpsplashy]

Probably expected highly paid players to follow the few rules they have... it's not that hard is it

[@JustinLee-r4u]

Any ban will be halved when he goes to CAS. Which they seem to do in every case.

[@unholyxeras8182]

Cool, so a half-life time ban. Can't wait to see 60 year old Paqueta tearing it up decades from now

[@poiuytrewq1553]

Time to bet on Paqueta yellow cards this season 😂😅

[@denja964]

what i dont understand is why you would do this when the bets are so small. He could've just given all of them a small percentage of one weeks wage and it would've been fine? 😅 Theres a lot more money hes losing out on with a lifetime ban from the sport....

[@marcelom9215]

He’s getting banned for life because he used his club’s kit sponsor

[@kieronparr3403]

So Pogba was punished too hard but paqueta deserves life?

[@bubbabear244]

Eu não sou culpado 🕺

[@Jmsf_27]

fm25 Situation

[@DeclanTracey71]

Now go run z

[@nabeelwantza5484]

Luques paqueta made his family bet on him to get a yellow card he deserves a ban and fine. His guilty

[@thechilldownunder]

Lucas Par Ket Ah

[@RussellIbbotson-pm9uz]

Isn't playing for West ham punishment enough You monsters 😂😂😂

[@JustinLee-r4u]

lol so true.

[@veldrensavoth7119]

*I love How man Citys witch Hunt is already underway*

[@FutBandit]

It’s funny that Zealand thinks that if FIFA gives a lifetime ban to a betting player, then the other players who are betting addicts will magically stop being addicted because they are scared to get a life time ban. Addiction doesn’t work like that, and if anything it would only make it worse, because no player would seek help for their addiction because they know that a lifetime ban awaits them. And people that really are addicted to things, they don’t think that it’s fun anymore, when they started yes, but when you admit that you have an addiction then it isn’t fun anymore, because you no longer feel that you have control, you are a slave to your addiction.

[@FutBandit]

I mean for him to face punishment for “not cooperating” (phone being gone), they would have to prove that he intentionally got rid off his phone to hinder the investigation. And as long as he haven’t put out a tweet telling the world that he will get rid of his phone, or as long as he haven’t told someone about it, then it would be very hard to prove that he intentionally got rid of the phone. I mean we all understand that he probably got rid of it, but you need evidence to prove it in court.

[@FutBandit]

Giving footballers life time bans for their first or even second crime is just laughable. There have to be a reasonable punishment, in my country you can rob a bank with weapons and get 8 years in prison, meanwhile FIFA thinks it’s fair to ban a player for LIFE, their career if they are lucky would be good for 10-15 years, so basically Paqueta could rob a bank with an ak47 and get 8 years and then continue his career, but because he rigged bets worth 500 euros he should not be able to ever play football again according to FIFA…🤦🏼‍♂️ Is it just me or is this INSANELY STUPID?! A reasonable punishment would be 1 year suspension for a first time offender, and for a second time then maybe 2 years, and third time your out.

[@listey]

You mean the "Football Association" not the "English Football Association".

[@werewolf3945]

7 min ago only 18 likes bro fell off

[@realchaos32]

7th

[@FutBandit]

Giving footballers life time bans for their first or even second crime is just laughable. There have to be a reasonable punishment, in my country you can rob a bank with weapons and get 8 years in prison, meanwhile FIFA thinks it’s fair to ban a player for LIFE, their career if they are lucky would be good for 10-15 years, so basically Paqueta could rob a bank with an ak47 and get 8 years and then continue his career, but because he rigged bets worth 500 euros he should not be able to ever play football again according to FIFA…🤦🏼‍♂️ Is it just me or is this INSANELY STUPID?! A reasonable punishment would be 1 year suspension for a first time offender, and for a second time then maybe 2 years, and third time your out.