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The Commercial Court of Nantes has dismissed the case brought by the Welsh club Cardiff City in the financial dispute with FC Nantes over the transfer of Emiliano Sala, who died seven years ago in a plane crash.
The Commercial Court of Nantes has ruled. It issued its judgment this Monday afternoon regarding the complaint filed by Cardiff City against FC Nantes concerning the transfer and death of Emiliano Sala. After reviewing the issues and providing some clarifications, the court found that FC Nantes had not acted negligently. Agent Willie Mackay was indeed acting on behalf of the Nantes club and was not the organizer of the flight.
FC Nantes did not commit any wrongdoing, according to the court
The judges ruled that Cardiff had not suffered any harm, unlike FC Nantes. The court therefore dismissed Cardiff’s claims and ordered it to pay FC Nantes 300,000 euros in damages plus an additional 180,000 euros, for a total of 480,000 euros. This ruling was announced in the presence of Mercedes Taffarel, Emiliano Sala’s mother.
The 28-year-old Argentine player died in a plane crash over the English Channel in January 2019 while en route to Cardiff City, where he had just been transferred from FCN. He never had the chance to play for his new club. Cardiff City Football Club filed a lawsuit with the Commercial Court of Nantes in 2023 seeking compensation for lost revenue and other damages suffered by the club as a result of the player’s death.