11 Nov 2008

Carlos Tevez affair continues tonight

6:41 pm on 11 November 2008

In English football, West Ham's battle to avoid a huge pay-out to Sheffield United in the Carlos Tevez affair will continue in the High Court tonight.

An independent tribunal ruled that Tevez, who is now at Manchester United, was not eligible to play for West Ham at the close of the 2006-2007 campaign.

The decision left the Hammers liable for damages of up to 80 million dollars.

The Blades want an injunction to stop West Ham appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas).

The tribunal ruled that Tevez had not been eligible to play for West Ham at the end of the 2006-7 season and that he played a key part in the London's club's Premier League survival as the Blades were relegated.