Romanian International Adrian Mutu has lost his five year legal battle against former club Chelsea after the Court of Arbitration of Sport ruled that he had indeed breached his contract when he tested positive for Cocaine in September 2004 and has been ordered to pay back 14.7 Million Pound.

Via Guardian 

* That the £14.6m compensation related to the full residual value of his transfer fee, although he had no say in the fixing of that figure when he joined Chelsea.

* That in summarily sacking him at the time of the positive test, Chelsea had taken insufficient steps to limit their damages.

* That the Fifa disputes resolution chamber which fixed the compensation award has jurisdiction only in cross-border disputes: he claimed that he was therefore being discriminated against as a foreigner.

* That Fifa rules state his new club [Livorno or Juventus at the time of the previous rulings] should be jointly liable alongside the player for compensation payable, however that has, as yet, not been enforced.

In a statement the CAS said: “In his appeal to the CAS, Adrian Mutu sought to set aside the DRC decision and establish that no compensation was due to be paid by him to Chelsea FC.

“The CAS Panel concluded that the appeal brought by the player was to be dismissed and the measure of damages, as awarded by the DRC, was to be confirmed. Adrian Mutu must therefore pay €17,173,990 (£14.6m) to Chelsea.”

Chelsea have so far declined to comment. But although today’s award is a significant victory for the Stamford Bridge club, they have already written off the £14.6m and will not expect easily to receive the sum from the 30-year-old. Anyone expecting an instant windfall for Carlo Ancelotti’s summer transfer budget would be mistaken.

Since the compensation was set by the football authorities and is principally enforceable by them, Mutu may attempt to test the resolve of Chelsea, as well as the legal foundation for such awards to be upheld outside sport, by simply retiring from the game.

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