It will be left up to Lucas Paqueta as to whether he sues the FA for lost earnings and pushes for them to pay his £1million legal fees after his acquittal for spot-fixing charges, the head lawyer of his legal team has told Standard Sport.

Comment: Paqueta was understandably emotional after avoiding what, at one point, looked like it could be a lifetime ban

Brazil forward Lucas Paqueta has been cleared of alleged spot fixing after being accused of deliberately receiving yellow cards to influence betting markets.