Tag: Lucas

1 October 2026 Off

Hull City’s Lucas Gourna-Douath crashes near training ground

By Total Football News

Humberside Police said emergency services were called at 08:30 GMT.

In September, Gourna-Douath’s team-mate Sorba Thomas was involved in a crash on the same road.

Paul Nickerson, who lives on the road from where the incident took place, said: “I arrived just after it turned over because I heard the noise.

“If it had happened a minute before, my wife was walking down the road with our kids taking them

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16 July 2026 Off

Lucas Bergvall: Nottingham Forest to make £45m offer for Tottenham midfielder

By Total Football News

Nottingham Forest are set to make an offer of £45m for Tottenham midfielder Lucas Bergvall.

Spurs rejected Forest’s first bid of £38m for the 20-year-old last week.

BBC Sport understands the Sweden international wants the move to the City Ground, having played limited minutes at the end of last season under Tottenham boss Roberto de Zerbi, often not in his preferred number six position.

When asked about the prospect of

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21 June 2026 Off

Tottenham: Lucas Bergvall exploring options away from club

By Total Football News

Sweden’s Lucas Bergvall is facing an uncertain future at Tottenham with the midfielder keen for a new challenge.

The 20-year-old is exploring his options after playing limited minutes at the end of last season under Roberto de Zerbi, often not in his preferred position as a ‘number six’.

Spurs are also understood to be targeting an additional midfielder and have made an offer of about £80m for Newcastle’s Sandro Tonali,

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3 December 2025 Off

Lucas Paqueta: West Ham midfielder warned by FA but avoids added punishment for dissent after red card

By Total Football News

West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta has been warned about his behaviour but will avoid an extended ban from the Football Association for his reaction to being sent off against Liverpool.

The 28-year-old was shown two yellow cards in quick succession for dissent by referee Darren England during West Ham’s 2-0 home defeat on Sunday. The punishment was imposed for persistently arguing over a decision to award a foul against his

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2 December 2025 Off

Lucas Paqueta: West Ham midfielder still affected by spot-fixing investigation, says manager Nuno Espirito Santo

By Total Football News

Paqueta was facing a lifetime ban from football had he been found guilty but the regulatory commission found the four charges against him to be “not proven”.

He was reprimanded and warned about his future conduct after failing to comply with the investigation.

When the midfielder was cleared, Paqueta’s lawyer told the BBC the midfielder was “very emotional and very delighted” and has “an enormous weight off his chest”.

Paqueta’s

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31 October 2025 Off

West Ham: Lucas Paqueta warning over spot-fixing probe conduct

By Total Football News

In its written reasons, external for the decision published on Friday, the independent commission said it “accepted that the player was acting on advice at all times but, nevertheless, as a participant he has an obligation to respect and abide by the regulations”.

It said the “starting point for sanction was a financial penalty”, however, it added that several mitigating factors led it to take the decision not to

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26 July 2025 Off

Leeds transfer news: Lyon goalkeeper Lucas Perri becomes seventh summer signing

By Total Football News

“When I first heard that the interest could get something serious and actually happen, I started to look for videos of the stadium, the atmosphere, the games, the highlights of the plays and the matches.

“It was a really exciting moment for me. I was really, really glad that the club showed interest. It was incredible. To sign here I am very, very happy.”

Perri began his career at Sao

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25 July 2025 Off

Lucas Paqueta: FA to deliver verdict in West Ham midfielder’s betting case

By Total Football News

The four charges against him relate 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.

He was also charged with two counts of failing to cooperate with the FA’s investigation after breaching “FA Rule F3 in respect of alleged failures to comply pursuant to FA Rule

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17 May 2025 Off

West Ham: Lucas Paqueta has suffered from betting investigation – Graham Potter

By Total Football News

He was in tears after was he booked against Tottenham two weeks ago, after which Potter said he was “frustrated” and had “given everything and in difficult circumstances”.

Later that evening Paqueta’s wife Maria Fournier said in an Instagram post that they had “been living this nightmare for two years”.

Paqueta was left on the bench for last weekend’s 2-0 win at Manchester United, which Potter said was because he

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17 October 2024 Off

Lucas Paqueta charges: Brazil midfielder wants Football Association to investigate ‘misleading’ leaks

By Total Football News

West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta wants the Football Association to investigate “misleading” leaks about his betting case.

The FA charged Paqueta in May for allegedly getting booked deliberately “for the improper purpose of affecting the betting market”.

Paqueta, 27, has denied all four charges brought against him and believes “misleading and inaccurate” reporting is putting his chances of a fair disciplinary hearing at risk.

“I am frustrated and upset to

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