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Blades lose appeal on relegation

Tevez was at the centre of the Sheffield United-West Ham saga
Sheffield United’s bid to regain their Premiership status appears to be over after their bid to see West Ham docked points was dismissed.
An arbitration panel upheld the Premier League’s decision not to dock the Hammers points over the signings of Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano.

Sheffield United launched an appeal after they went down on the last day of the season and West Ham stayed up.

West Ham had earlier been fined £5.5m for their handling of the duo’s deals.

A statement on Sheffield United’s website said: “We are obviously very disappointed by this conclusion.

“In particular, in circumstances where the tribunal recognised that the outcome of the decision turned out to be ‘unfortunate in the extreme’, and that Sheffield United have done nothing wrong to merit this outcome.”

The Blades had wanted the panel to order a new disciplinary commission to deal with the London club.

The tribunal had sympathy for Sheffield United’s grievances … but it was impossible to find that the decision to fine West Ham was irrational or perverse.”

Ruling from arbitration panel
Sheffield United also lost another claim – made jointly with Fulham – that the Premier League should have forced West Ham to de-register Tevez.

A statement from the arbitration panel read: “The tribunal have found in favour of the FA Premier League on both issues and dismissed the claims of Sheffield United FC and Fulham FC.”