French court dismisses Cardiff's compensation claim against Nantes over Sala's death

Cardiff City's claims for compensation in excess of £100m following the death of player Emiliano Sala have been dismissed by a commercial court in France.

Sala and a pilot, David Ibbotson, were both killed in a plane crash in the English Channel in January 2019. Ibbotson was flying Sala from Nantes to join Cardiff, which was then a Premier League club, after the two clubs had agreed a transfer fee for the player.

Cardiff, who were relegated from the Premier League that season and have subsequently dropped to League One, were claiming more than £100m for loss of income and other damages, based on the belief that Sala could have kept the club in the Premier League.