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An independent Disciplinary Commission has confirmed and

Fri Jun 23, 2023 1:40 pm

Cardiff City will In addition to the fee restriction for two windows, the Club will also make a payment toward the EFL’s legal costs and arbitrators’ fees.

Cardiff had to pay their own legal costs. The EFL lawyers costs and the Court costs.

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An independent Disciplinary Commission has confirmed and approved an agreed position between Cardiff City and the EFL that will see the Club subject to a fee restriction and not permitted to pay fees in respect of transfers or loans for two full transfer windows, after triggering the EFL’s ‘30-day rule’.

This sanction is inclusive of and had been applied in the January 2023 Winter Transfer Window, and now also applies during the current 2023 Summer Transfer Window, though does see the Club receive a reduced sanction from three full transfer windows after appeal.

Cardiff City had triggered the EFL’s ’30-day rule’ when it was late in making an initial payment to Nantes FC for the transfer of Emiliano Sala, having been ordered to do so following a lengthy legal process involving FIFA, the Court of Arbitration for Sport and then the Swiss Federal Tribunal.

The Club appealed to a Disciplinary Commission following an amendment to the League’s ’30-day rule’ in June 2023 after EFL Clubs agreed a right of appeal should be afforded to any Club in breach should they have genuine exceptional circumstances that ought to be considered by a Disciplinary Commission.

Upon reviewing the case, the Disciplinary Commission agreed with the EFL that the Club was 53 days late in making payment so should be sanctioned, but that there were also exceptional circumstances surrounding the case which should be considered.

In addition to the fee restriction for two windows, the Club will also make a payment toward the EFL’s legal costs and arbitrators’ fees.

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Re: An independent Disciplinary Commission has confirmed and

Fri Jun 23, 2023 1:49 pm

Now the latest case Tan has started:

Tan suing Nantes now in a Civil Case after loosing all the previous cases.


Updated: The Court decided that this case will be heard January 2024:



Cardiff City and Nantes were in court yesterday for the pre-trial hearing over the civil case pertaining to the Bluebirds seeking compensation of around €110m euros.

Cardiff vowed to take separate legal action against Nantes after the Swiss Federal Tribunal decided the Court of Arbitration in Sport did not have jurisdiction to deal with the Bluebirds' damages claim. Cardiff were hit with a transfer embargo by FIFA after their initial refusal to pay Nantes the first instalment of the fee for Sala. They have now paid that sum, around £7m, and FIFA sanctions were lifted. They are still in negotiations to have the EFL's sanctions lifted in order to allow them to pay fees for players.

The two sides were scheduled to begin the hearing at Nantes commercial court early this afternoon, and it is believed the dispute could last anywhere from 12 to 18 months. Today's hearing will discuss the positions of the two parties and set a procedural timetable
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Re: An independent Disciplinary Commission has confirmed and

Fri Jun 23, 2023 6:18 pm

53 days late in paying. :o :o

Does that mean it took 88 days for Tan to get the money from Malaysia in order to pay the first instalment?

Dalman the bullshitter said that the delay in paying was due to the delay in Tan transferring the money from Malaysia.

What was Tan doing? He could have f*cking walked from Malaysia with the money in his trousers in less than 88 days.

What a shambles.

Re: An independent Disciplinary Commission has confirmed and

Fri Jun 23, 2023 7:40 pm

davids wrote:53 days late in paying. :o :o

Does that mean it took 88 days for Tan to get the money from Malaysia in order to pay the first instalment?

Dalman the bullshitter said that the delay in paying was due to the delay in Tan transferring the money from Malaysia.

What was Tan doing? He could have f*cking walked from Malaysia with the money in his trousers in less than 88 days.

What a shambles.



That was pure bullshit David,

Tan had No intention of paying.

But our club was under serious threat.

It takes 3 days max.