French Court Rules Against Cardiff in Sala Death Case

0:00On March 30th, a French court just shut down Cardiff City Football Club's big lawsuit against Non over the tragic death of striker Emiliano Salah. The tribunal ruled Non wasn't negligent, tossing out Cardiff's claim for over 100 million pounds, which covered the 15 million pound, transfer fee, and lost earnings. Instead, they ordered Cardiff to pay Non's 4.080,000 euros, about 417,000 pounds. This all stems from that heartbreaking plane crash back on January 21st, 2019. Salah, the 28-year-old Argentine forward, had just been signed by Cardiff from Nantes when the light aircraft went down in the English. Channel, killing him and the pilot. Cardiff argued Nantes messed up by using Agent Willie McKay to arrange the flight. Cardiff's not taking it lightly. They issued a statement slamming the decision, pointing out Nantes paid McKay 1.5 million euros, but skipped. Their support fund for Salah's family.

1:00The club says football needs tougher safety rules and ethics to stop this from happening again, stressing the need for the sport to clean up its act. Meanwhile, back in 2021, the plane's owner, businessman David Henderson, got 18 months in jail for endangering the aircraft, and, flying without proper permission, it's a tough reminder of how fragile these deals can be, and while the legal fight wraps here, the push for player protection and football keeps, Gaining Sting.