Court rejects Cardiff payout over Emiliano Sala death | OneFootball

A French court on Monday (30) rejected a compensation claim filed by Welsh soccer club Cardiff City against French side FC Nantes over the death of Argentine Emiliano Sala in a plane crash in January 2019.

In 2023, Cardiff City appealed to a court in Nantes, seeking compensation for lost revenue and other damages resulting from the player’s death, as he was traveling to Wales to join the club.

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However, the court denied the claim and ordered Cardiff City to pay FC Nantes €300,000 (R$1.8 million) in moral damages.

Based on an analysis carried out by an expert appointed by Cardiff City, the Welsh club had estimated its losses at more than €120 million (R$733 million).

Sala died while flying over the English Channel in January 2019, at the age of 28. He never got the chance to play for Cardiff City, which had just signed him.

In another case involving the two clubs, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled in 2022 that the player’s transfer had already been completed before his death.

*By AFP

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