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Brazilian club Botafogo in court for $21M transfer fee dispute with Atlanta United and FIFA
- Botafogo is in court challenging FIFA's order to pay $21 million for signing Thiago Almada after failing to pay initial installments.
- The Court of Arbitration for Sport held a hearing for Botafogo's appeal against FIFA and Atlanta United.
- FIFA ruled that Botafogo owed $3 million payments in July and September last year, with $6 million still unpaid as of February.
- FIFA set Botafogo a 45-day deadline to pay its debts or face a ban on registering new players.
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Brazilian club Botafogo in court for $21M transfer fee dispute with Atlanta United and FIFA
South American champion Botafogo which is owned by American businessman John Textor went to sport’s highest court Wednesday in a dispute over an unpaid $21 million transfer fee to Major League Soccer club Atlanta United.
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The reigning South American champion Botafogo, owned by U.S. businessman John Textor, went to the Court of Sports Arbitration on Wednesday in a dispute over the non-payment of $21 million to the MLS Atlanta United.
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