press clippings
Friday, 28 Sep 2007
'millionaire servants' in top-flight football
CCW's Pamela Abbott writes in the Scotsman
Over the last months barely a week has gone by without some mention having been made in the press of one of football’s latest contractual skirmishes. Could these high profile disputes be indicating that the world of football is one of rich man’s slavery?
A courtroom fire has been raging this week with Crystal Palace suing former manager Ian Dowie for £1 million in damages for allegedly persuading the club to waive a clause entitling them to compensation from Dowie’s next employer by misleading them as to his future intentions. The Crystal Palace chairman ...