The 25-year-old grew up on Paqueta Island, which sits in Guanabara Bay, opposite Rio de Janeiro — it is so small it’s car-free and has a population of around 3,000. He lived on the island with ...

The series of small bets were placed on Paqueta Island off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, sparking an investigation which resulted in the FA’s charges of spot-fixing. Their probe has already KO ...

It may also potentially shine a light on what might have happened on the tiny island of Paqueta off the coast of the city Rio de Janeiro in the Guanabara Bay – the home town of Lucas himself and ...

What if it is a pure coincidence that friends and family on that island, his home island, Paqueta Island, are reported to have wagered with some accuracy on when he would be booked? What if there ...

This allows visitors to explore the island's colonial architecture, soft sand beaches, and shop-lined, unpaved main street in peace, by foot, bike, or electric cart. Some travelers have even ...

By Sunday the temperature dropped to 41.1 °C amid a strong storm. The boat capsized at sea off Paquetá Island in the middle of the storm. “The presence of hot air at various levels of the ...

Suspicious betting activity has been linked back to his native Paqueta Island, with friends potentially profiting from bets placed on the midfielder to be carded. The 26-year-old has strenuously ...

West Ham's Brazilian star Lucas Paqueta has now been charged with breaking betting rules and the whole investigation began after wagers were placed from an island bearing his name 6,000 miles away.

The bets in question were placed by accounts registered in Paqueta Island — just off Rio de Janeiro — where the West Ham star was born. Hammers sources say the FA should have involved the ...

The “Brazil premium” is still very much a thing, although just imagine what Paqueta would go for had he been born and raised on Canvey Island in Essex and called Luke Canvey. Presumably ...

When Lucas Paqueta was first found to be under investigation for gambling offences in August last year he was dropped by the Brazil manager of the time, Fernando Diniz, for the upcoming World Cup ...