US EditionCardiff City's Court Claim Against FC Nantes and when Verdict Is Expected in Emiliano Sala Case
Cardiff City claims Nantes' use of a banned agent caused Sala's fatal flight and financial losses, including relegation, seeking €104 million in damages.
- Cardiff City has lodged a €104 million claim in the Nantes Commercial Court nearly seven years after Emiliano Sala's death during his transfer from Nantes.
- Cardiff alleges that Nantes relied on banned agent Willie McKay, who organised the unlawful flight that crashed in the English Channel, saying the tragedy `could and should have been avoided`.
- Using analysis, Cardiff employed a specialist data firm to model how Sala's absence might have affected relegation and damages, following FIFA and CAS rulings that ordered Cardiff to pay 14.84 million.
- A Nantes Commercial Court judge will now decide if Nantes is liable for Cardiff's losses and set damages, with a final verdict expected in the spring of 2026 and appeal possible to the French Court of Appeal.
- Cardiff says the suit is about protecting the sport's integrity, calling the hearing a seismic moment in the long-running dispute with potential governance implications and appeal rights to the French Court of Appeal.
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The "negligence" of an agent denounced on one side by Cardiff City, a "judicial harassment" denounced on the other by FC Nantes. Nearly seven years after the death of Emiliano Sala in a plane crash, the lawyers of the two clubs pleaded Monday in the Nantes Commercial Court, which will rule on 30 March.The 28-year-old Argentine attacker had died during a flight over the Channel in January 2019 as he joined Cardiff City, where he had just been tra…
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The Argentinian striker died in a plane crash over the English Channel in January 2019 while on his way to Cardiff City, where he had just been transferred from FC Nantes.
Cardiff City and FC Nantes lawyers argue Monday afternoon 8 December in Nantes on the financial dispute between the two clubs after the death of Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala in 2019.
Nearly seven years after the death of Emiliano Sala, the Cardiff City Football Club and FC Nantes met in court on Monday 8 December. The Welsh club claimed 122 million euros from the French club, accusing it of having a share of responsibility in the crash that had cost the player his life.
British football team sues French side £100million in fierce legal battle
Cardiff City Football Club will present its case for more than £100million in damages against FC Nantes at a French commercial court this afternoon, nearly seven years after striker Emiliano Sala was killed in a plane crash. The Welsh club maintains that the 28-year-old Argentine forward could have prevented their relegation from the Premier League during the 2018-19 season.Sala and pilot David Ibbotson lost their lives when their aircraft plung…
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