Mutu

[Jürgen4PM]

Has failed another drugs test apparently.

 

[Atlas]

Does that mean he will be available on a free?
Sign him up

 

[gene hughes]

Calm down, Asim.

 

[Pesam]

Are Fiorentina going to sue him as well. How much does he owe Chelsea? Was it £14m?

He's going to be renting his ass out until he's a pensioner to pay off his debts. Eejit.

 

[Atlas]

[quote author=gene hughes link=topic=38690.msg1044772#msg1044772 date=1264692208]
Calm down, Asim.
[/quote]

*sighs*

I'v been trying to keep calm Gene........

 

[Squiggles]

[quote author=Pesam link=topic=38690.msg1044776#msg1044776 date=1264692366]
Are Fiorentina going to sue him as well. How much does he owe Chelsea? Was it £14m?

He's going to be renting his ass out until he's a pensioner to pay off his debts. Eejit.
[/quote]

I think he successfully appealed against Chelsea.

 

[Pesam]

[quote author=Squiggles link=topic=38690.msg1044788#msg1044788 date=1264693224]
[quote author=Pesam link=topic=38690.msg1044776#msg1044776 date=1264692366]
Are Fiorentina going to sue him as well. How much does he owe Chelsea? Was it £14m?

He's going to be renting his ass out until he's a pensioner to pay off his debts. Eejit.
[/quote]

I think he successfully appealed against Chelsea.
[/quote]

He lost an appeal in August last year so unless there was a further appeal that I missed then he still owes Chelsea €17m.

 

[Squiggles]

[quote author=Pesam link=topic=38690.msg1044801#msg1044801 date=1264694056]
[quote author=Squiggles link=topic=38690.msg1044788#msg1044788 date=1264693224]
[quote author=Pesam link=topic=38690.msg1044776#msg1044776 date=1264692366]
Are Fiorentina going to sue him as well. How much does he owe Chelsea? Was it £14m?

He's going to be renting his ass out until he's a pensioner to pay off his debts. Eejit.
[/quote]

I think he successfully appealed against Chelsea.
[/quote]

He lost an appeal in August last year so unless there was a further appeal that I missed then he still owes Chelsea €17m.
[/quote]

Ha, yeah you're right, although it's been very topsy turvy, but that's now how it stands.

Although he's started a third appeal.

Breach of contract saga

Chelsea started to seek compensation from Mutu in early 2005.[4][6] The Football Association Premier League Appeals Committee decided that the player had committed a breach of his contract without just cause [4] which made Chelsea eligible to claim the compensation.[7] Mutu started his first appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) but the case was dismissed.[4]

On 11 May 2006, Chelsea FC applied to FIFA for an award of compensation against Mutu. In particular, the club requested that the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC) should award an amount of compensation in favour of the club following the established breach of the Employment Contract committed by the Player without just cause.[4]

But on 26 October 2006, the DRC decided that it did not have jurisdiction to make a decision in the dispute between the Club and the Player and that the claim by the Club was therefore not admissible.[4]

On 22 December 2006, Chelsea FC lodged a new appeal before the CAS seeking the annulment of the DRC’s decision. On 21 May 2007, a CAS panel upheld the Club’s appeal, set aside the DRC’s decision, and referred the matter back to the DRC, “which does have jurisdiction to determine and impose the appropriate sporting sanction and/or order for compensation, if any, arising out of the dispute†between the Club and the Player,"[4]

On 6 August 2007, Chelsea FC, on the basis of the Second CAS Award, filed with the DRC a “Re-amended application for an award of compensationâ€, seeking damages, to be determined on the basis of various factors, “including the wasted costs of acquiring the Player (£ 13,814,000), the cost of replacing the Player (£22,661,641), the unearned portion of signing bonus (£ 44,000) and other benefits received by the Player from the Club (£ 3,128,566.03) as well as from his new club, Juventus (unknown), the substantial legal costs that the Club has been forced to incur (£ 391,049.03) and the unquantifiable but undeniable cost in playing terms and in terms of the Club’s commercial brand valuesâ€, but “at least equivalent to the replacement cost of £ 22,661,641â€.[4]

On 14 September 2007, Mutu submitted to the DRC a brief stating the “Position of Player Mutu regarding Chelsea FC’s petition for an award of compensationâ€, requesting its rejection, and asking FIFA to open an investigation against the Club for having used and/or dealt with unlicensed agents.[4] But Mutu failed to suspend the arbitration and his claim for unlicensed agent was found no such violation emerged.

On 7 May 2008, FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber ordered Mutu to pay €17,173,990 in compensation to his former club, Chelsea FC, for breach of contract.[8][9] It included € 16,500,000 for unamortised portion of the transfer fee paid to Parma, €307,340 for unamortised portion of the sign-on fee (received by Mutu), and €366,650 for unamortised portion of the fee to the Agent, but already not to take into account for the determination of the damages the amounts already paid by the Club to the Player (being the consideration for the services rendered) or the remaining value of the Employment Contract (valued for €10,858,500). Mutu have to pay within 30 days after informed the decision in August 2008.[4]

Mutu lodged an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport for the second time,[10] On 31 July 2009, the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed an appeal filed by Mutu regarding his fine,[8] Mutu is ordered to pay to Chelsea FC the amount, plus interest of 5% p.a. starting on 12 September 2008 until the effective date of payment, and the matter will be submitted to the FIFA Disciplinary Committee for its. In addition, Mutu had to pay the costs of the arbitration of both parties, and have to pay CHF 50,000 to Chelsea FC contribution towards the legal and other costs incurred in connection with these arbitration proceedings.[4] The fine was the highest ever levied by FIFA.[11]

Mutu may be banned from football, forcing him to retire if he does not pay the compensation,[12] although some lawyers have disputed this.[13] Mutu started his third appeal, this time to the Swiss Federal Court in October 2009.[14]

 

[Richey]

I think he is still appealing the Chelsea case. They only sued him because he signed for Juventus after his ban. It was them who sacked him and if he had retired I doubt they'd have bothered.

Its not for coke this time, its for some anti-obesity drug apparently!

 

[Jürgen4PM]

Fiorentina striker Adrian Mutu fails drugs test

Mutu tested positive after a serie A match
Romania international striker Adrian Mutu has tested positive for a banned substance, according to the Italian Olympic Committee.

A statement said traces of anti-obesity drug (haha) sibutramine were found in a sample after a Serie A match between his Fiorentina side and Bari on 10 January.

The 31-year-old tested positive for cocaine in 2004 while at Chelsea.

Mutu was banned for seven months by the Football Association, but he could face a four-year ban for a second offence.

Sibutramine is an appetite suppressant drug used for obese people, although it was recently banned in the UK amid fears over the increased risks of heart attacks and strokes.

Mutu has been in excellent form for the Florence-based club, scoring seven times this season - including a goal in the 2-1 win over Bari.

But away from the pitch a Swiss Federal Court is nearing a ruling on his appeal against the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which said he must pay Chelsea 17m Euros (£14.62m) for breach of contract.

 

[Atlas]

Ha anti-obesity drug

 

[themn]

Well, now he's been denied the coke to keep the pounds off....

 

[Richey]

I hope he just gets a fine or something. Now he won't be able to risk any slimming drugs it will be funny seeing him get all fat. There's not enough fat players these days.

 

[darkstarexodus]

Sibutramine is a stimulant/anorexiant for treating obesity. Brand name is Meridia. It's structurally related to amphetamines but isn't thought to have much abuse potential (no dopamine action, for those interested).

Piss poor drug to be taking if you're an elite athlete since it's linked to increases in blood pressure, pulse and risk of heart failure. I hate when I get prescriptions for it (thankfully it's expensive and typically not covered by drug plans so I don't see it a lot).

Mutu must be an insecure headcase. If I recall he claims to have taken the coke to improve sexual performance and now he thinks he's a fatty?

Still, sign him up!

 

[The Nomad]

Thanks doc!!