West Ham’s Paquetá in limbo as spot-fixing hearing adjourned until summer

Complexity of case sees it drag on to June at earliest
Brazilian faces potential life ban if found guilty

Lucas Paquetá faces a frustrating wait as he fights a possible life ban over Football Association spot-fixing charges because the case will not finish until June at the earliest.

The independent panel presiding over the hearing did not conclude proceedings in the initial allotted three-week slot, that ended last Friday, because of its complexity. The case has been adjourned.