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The session, originally set for September 22, was postponed after Cardiff submitted new evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.co.uk\/player\/sala-emiliano\/4Ev9Lil4\/\">Sala<\/a>, the 28-year-old Argentine striker, died in a plane crash over the English Channel in January 2019, just two days after sealing a move from Nantes to Cardiff. The transfer fee dispute has dragged on ever since, as Sala never played for the Welsh club but the deal had already been agreed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FIFA previously ruled in Nantes\u2019 favour, ordering Cardiff to pay over \u20ac11 million \u2014 the final instalments of the \u20ac17 million deal. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.co.uk\/team\/cardiff\/hO8wh6aP\/\">Cardiff<\/a> &nbsp;continue to contest liability, insisting the crash cost them not only Sala but also their Premier League status, which they estimate at \u20ac120 million in damages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Welsh club criticised Nantes\u2019 latest stance, accusing them of avoiding accountability. \u201cSix years after the tragedy that claimed the life of Emiliano Sala, FC Nantes must be held accountable \u2014 both for the world of football and for the player\u2019s loved ones,\u201d their statement read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The legal battle between Cardiff City and Nantes over compensation for Emiliano Sala tragic death has been delayed. The hearing has been rescheduled for December 8. The session, originally set for September 22, was postponed after Cardiff submitted new evidence. Sala, the 28-year-old Argentine striker, died in a plane crash over the English Channel in January 2019, just two days after sealing a move from Nantes to Cardiff. The transfer fee dispute has dragged on ever since, as Sala never played for the Welsh club but the deal had already been agreed. FIFA previously ruled in Nantes\u2019 favour, ordering Cardiff to pay over \u20ac11 million \u2014 the final instalments of the \u20ac17 million deal. However, Cardiff &nbsp;continue to contest liability, insisting the crash cost them not only Sala but also their Premier League status, which they estimate at \u20ac120 million in damages. The Welsh club criticised Nantes\u2019 latest stance, accusing them of avoiding accountability. \u201cSix years after the tragedy that claimed the life of Emiliano Sala, FC Nantes must be held accountable \u2014 both for the world of football and for the player\u2019s loved ones,\u201d their statement read.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":34715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[159],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Nantes\u2013Cardiff Sala compensation hearing pushed back to December - Matchplug Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Nantes\u2013Cardiff court fight over compensation for Emiliano Sala\u2019s tragic death has been delayed again amid fresh evidence.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/nantes-cardiff-sala-compensation-hearing-pushed-back-to-december\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nantes\u2013Cardiff Sala compensation hearing pushed back to December - 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