The court has delivered a significant ruling in the ongoing dispute between Cardiff and Nantes, concerning the tragic death of Emiliano Sala. The court determined that Nantes bears no responsibility for the circumstances surrounding the plane crash that resulted in Sala’s loss of life. Furthermore, the court found that Cardiff sustained no legal damage to its reputation.
Instead, the court acknowledged that Nantes suffered a moral injury, leading to the imposition of a compensation payment of approximately 300,000 euros to Cardiff. This decision constitutes a fresh legal setback for Cardiff within the protracted dispute initiated following the Argentine footballer’s death. The core of the issue stems from an agreement reached on January 19, 2019, where Nantes and Cardiff finalized Sala’s transfer for roughly 17 million, a record deal for the Welsh club.
Just two days later, Sala departed from France for the Isle of Man, but his aircraft tragically crashed in the English Channel. Cardiff has persistently contested the events leading up to the incident, engaging in a lengthy legal battle with the two clubs.
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