After the player’s death, the Welsh club stated that they did not intend to pay for the Nantes transfer, explaining that Sala was not yet their player at that time.
FIFA disagreed with this, explaining that the islanders must pay six million euros in the first installment for the transfer of the Argentinean. Cardiff City appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), which ultimately upheld the decision of the international football organization on September 25, 2019 to transfer the Argentine, which amounted to approximately 16 million euros.
Tragedy in the family of the deceased football player. His father passed away
“Having considered all the evidence and arguments presented by both clubs, the court found that the transfer of the player from Nantes to Cardiff City was at that time completed and that Sala was already formally a player of the club from the Welsh capital. “, decided CAS.
The lawsuit in Lausanne began at the beginning of this year and only concerns the first fee for the transfer of a player to the Wales national team, the remaining fees have not yet been paid due to ongoing proceedings in the FIFA instances.
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Cardiff City do not hide their disappointment in connection with the lost appeal and do not intend to pay Nantes for the transfer of the Argentinean. The whole case had negative consequences for the football player’s family, which you can read about by clicking on the link below.
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The shocking facts of the case. “Looks like it’s about to fall apart”
British media published footage from CCTV cameras, which captured the last moments before the plane took off. In addition, the testimonies of the pilot who drove the car were published. “I’m on a plane that looks like it’s falling apart… I’m afraid,” the pilot said before takeoff.
Ibbotson, 59, said he also realized that the left brake pedal no longer worked after landing at Nantes Atlantique airport earlier. The football player himself spoke in a similar vein, admitting that, in his opinion, “the plane looks like it’s about to fall apart,” and warned a friend that if he didn’t speak in an hour and a half, he wouldn’t even know. how to find it.
Source: Fact/BBC/PAP
Nolwenn Le Guic / Bildbyran / Zuma Press
In January 2019, after signing a contract with Cardiff City, during a flight from France to the capital of Wales, a single-engine plane with an Argentine football player on board crashed into the English Channel.
Nolwenn Le Guic / Bildbyran / Zuma Press
Three weeks later, the body of a 28-year-old athlete was found. The pilot of this plane also died in a plane crash.
Estelle Ruiz / NurPhoto / Zuma Press
The case became the subject of litigation between the two clubs.
Elixandro Segarra / NurPhoto / Zuma Press
Now the British media have released new records of the case.
- / Oriental news
You can see a competitor at the airport, as well as alarm messages made by the pilot of the aircraft.
Source: FAKT
