Adrian Mutu...

[Gianfranco_Z 202]

Fifa has ordered former Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu to pay the club £13.68m in damages for breach of contract after he tested positive for cocaine.

Chelsea signed the Romanian from Parma for £15m in 2003 but the following year he tested positive and was given a seven-month worldwide football ban.

Earlier in the year lawyer Cristian Sarbu said Fifa told Mutu to pay £9.6m but the fine was raised on appeal.

Chelsea said they were "delighted" by the ruling.

"This is a very significant decision for football," said a statement on the Chelsea website.

"Not only did the Dispute Resolution Chamber make us a very significant monetary award, it also recognised the damaging effect incidents involving drugs has on football and the responsibility we all have in this area."

Mutu can now appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne.

Source

There's some extra money to put towards Robinho.

Edited August 14, 2008 by Gianfranco_Z

[True_Blue 469]

What a loss for Mutu he will end up broke

[Bandicoot 3]

What a loss for Mutu he will end up broke

Well, it's his own fault, wont get any sympathy from me.

[James 5,287]

Also it will make others think before they copy his actions.

[Joe Cool 388]

Serves the dick right. He should have thought first before puffing

[misschief 24]

Being signed by clubs like Chelsea should be regarded as a privilege, if a player can't respect that fact and stick to the terms of a contract worth a substantial amount of money then he deserves everything he gets.

As for anyone who suggests we should be offering these players rehab, firstly, rehab isnt that successful as a rule and secondly, Mutu's behaviour after he'd been caught didn't exactly inspire the sort of confidence the club would need to take that option.

In short, he's a wanker.

[chelseapaul 0]

Serves the dick right. He should have thought first before sniffing

Blimey!...whats the world coming to when you cant do a line off an old brasses back.

[terry26 6]

well i think it's deserved

and he should pay it to the fans who he let down as well not just the club

[Fulham Broadway 17,305]

Blimey!...whats the world coming to when you cant do a line off an old brasses back.

Lol.

Hes a scapegoat, not just for CFC players but players throughout Europe.

With unlimited cash for 20 somethings, -comes fast cars, loads of easy women and ridiculously easy access to coke. Guaranteed loads of players were snorting regularly -they'll think twice now.

[warnie_666 1,081]

Lol.

With unlimited cash for 20 somethings, -comes fast cars, loads of easy women and ridiculously easy access to coke.

Wonder how these men dont get AIDS.

[Elliott 7]

They use condoms?

[warnie_666 1,081]

What about Drug use?

And AIDS can be caused by Oral Sex too. May be they use condom for that tooo.

[Elliott 7]

Snorting coke doesn't give you AIDS.

[warnie_666 1,081]

heard of Needles?

[Elliott 7]

Snorting coke doesn't give you AIDS. We were talking about coke here.