Sheffield United will not allow West Ham to take the judgement by an arbitration panel over the Carlos Tevez affair to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne. The CAS has already made it clear that it will not hear the case unless Sheffield United agree. West Ham are also exploring taking the case to the High Court as they believe the three-man FA tribunal ‘based much of its findings on opinion’. The panel chaired by Lord Griffiths has hearings on Thursday about when it will decide the amount of compensation.
Sheffield United will not allow West Ham to take the judgement by an arbitration panel over the Carlos Tevez affair to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne. The CAS has already made it clear that it will not hear the case unless Sheffield United agree. West Ham are also exploring taking the case to the High Court as they believe the three-man FA tribunal ‘based much of its findings on opinion’. The panel chaired by Lord Griffiths has hearings on Thursday about when it will decide the amount of compensation. Lawyers believe that there is little chance that the High Court will hear the club’s case. It would only intervene if there was a serious error or irregularity in the tribunal’s decision. West Ham are trying to put forward the argument that it can be more profitable for a club to operate in the Championship than at the bottom of the Premiership. However, this argument is not likely to get them very far and they are probably going to have to pay a sizeable sum in compensation. Moreover, a number of former and current Blades players are preparing to sue West Ham for loss of earnings.