Tevez: Arbitration Not Fifa …
Telegraph: Fifa have passed the buck in the dispute between Manchester United and West Ham over Carlos Tevez, saying the ongoing wrangle should be settled by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Tevez, the Argentina striker, has agreed personal terms with the Premiership champions but West Ham refuse to sanction any deal, insisting they control the player’s registration and that no transfer can happen without their approval.
The Premier League also say West Ham own the player and therefore must receive any fee. Last season, the club unilaterally tore up Tevez’s registration, taking ownership of it, after being fined £5.5 million for breaching third-party regulations.
While 23-year-old Tevez is registered at Upton Park, Iranian businessman Kia Joorabchian has said his company owns the economic rights to the player and is therefore entitled to the transfer monies. It is understood that Joorabchian is considering issuing a writ for damages in relation to an alleged breach of contract by West Ham.
Fifa came to its decision following a meeting with FA and Premier League officials in Zurich yesterday. Spokesman Andreas Herren said: “The recommendation from Fifa to the FA and the Premier League is to go to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
“Under the circumstances it was felt it would be in the best interest of all parties to take this course.
“It looks like being the fastest way of resolving this matter. It is not a refusal by Fifa to get involved, quite the contrary. It is a recommendation by Fifa to opt for this way.”
The Premier League have welcomed Fifa’s decision. Chief executive Richard Scudamore said: “The options were sound. They chose the option they chose. “It has made life difficult for them, and, in a way, us, by choosing the option they did. “But that is the option they chose. They could have gone a different way. “For eight months now, we have been trying to resolve this issue as well as keeping the rule book intact. It is quite difficult.”
“We are supportive of the recommendation that if all parties are in agreement the matter should be referred to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.”
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Sky: Media Sports Investments, the company who claim to own Carlos Tevez’s economic rights, have issued a High Court writ against West Ham United.
MSI are trying to broker Tevez’s proposed move to Manchester United, but the Premier League have insisted that West Ham must receive any transfer fee.
The Hammers insist they still own Tevez’s registration and that has led to the latest action.
The whole Tevez saga was taken to Fifa last week and they ruled on Tuesday that the case would be best heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
MSI are desperate for the case to be resolved as soon as possible and they feel High Court action is the best avenue for them to take.
