the wes 7,212 Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 BUCHAREST (AFP) - A commission charged by world football's ruling body FIFA to resolve a conflict opposing Chelsea and Adrian Mutu has ruled that the Romanian international must pay his former club 12 million euros. According to a report on the website of Mutu's current club Fiorentina, cited by the Mediafax agency here, the commission ruled that Mutu must repay the Premier League club for revenues they claimed to have lost following his sacking for drugs use in 2004. Chelsea signed Mutu for 15.8 million pounds (19.8 million euros) in the summer of 2003 but sacked him in October 2004 after he tested positive for cocaine during a doping control. The club estimated that the affair, which led to Mutu serving a seven-month ban, cost them 13 million pounds (16.2 million euros) in lost revenue. Mutu, currently with the Romanian national team in Switzerland preparing for their European Championships opener against France on June 9, is expected to appeal the decision, at a civil court. His lawyer told Romanian news channel Realitatea that Mutu would be doing so. After serving his ban Mutu signed for Juventus only to be transfered to Fiorentina where he has resurrected his career. http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/football/news/a...-12m-euros-fifa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,367 Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Thats an expensive bit of bugle.... Hes doing alright with Fiorentina now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misschief 24 Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Cant believe him and his agent are still fighting this. Pair of tossers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aesthetic Relic 301 Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Well thats Romans fuel bill covered for the next month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombayblue™ 55 Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 more like another painting for his wall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wes 7,212 Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 Fifa have reached a verdict on Chelsea's damages claim against former hitman Adrian Mutu, but have yet to inform each party... Adrian Mutu's past has been dragged up whilst on Euro 2008 duty with Romania. A £15m capture from Parma, the striker was sacked by Chelsea in 2004 after testing positive for cocaine and was hit with a seven-month ban from football. Fifa had ruled that the Fiorentina forward must pay £9.6m (€12million) in damages to the Blues - compensation for breach of contract. Mutu has disputed that decision and Fifa have now stated: "The decision on the dispute at stake has been reached by the Dispute Resolution Chamber and is currently being processed. "The decision will be notified to the parties concerned in due course." Decision Swiss lawyer Gianpaolo Monteneri has visited Mutu in St Gallen to discuss the case, saying on Friday: "We will take a decision on how to act (to defend our client) as soon as a final decision by Fifa is available. Blues spokesman Simon Greenberg added: "Until we have the official decision we cannot say anything officially. "We never asked for a sum. The only thing we ever said publicly was how much in our accounts Mutu was worth. When he left, obviously he had a value in our account. "That value was £13million but when we made our case to Fifa we did not ask for a specific amount." Fifa, backed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided on the £9.6m fee themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianfranco_Z 202 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Just scored against Italy... off topic I know but still Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warnie_666 1,081 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 What an Ass....Just missed a penalty....an opportunity which would have taken Romania into the next round and Kocnked out italy from the competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kez 2,727 Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 Such a shame he missed that penalty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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