Company demands Dhs440,000 from famous player

Mohammed Yaseen, Staff Reporter

A sports mediation company agreed with a famous player to pay it Dhs440,000, in return for services and legal administrative advice it provided to the player under a contract concluded in 2020, but the player refused to pay the amount, so the company filed a lawsuit before the Civil Court in Dubai, which dismissed the lawsuit and upheld the Appellate Court.

The company renewed its demand to oblige the player to pay the value of its services by filing a lawsuit in 2023 with the Dispute Resolution Chamber of the Players’ Status and Transfers Committee in the United Arab Emirates Football Association.

According to the case file, the Committee rejected the company’s request, so it appealed the case again before the committee, which upheld the ruling of the Court of First instance, and the committee obligated the company to pay the fees and expenses of the case, rejecting the appeal.

The player’s lawyer stated that the decision issued by the committee is considered  final, noting that the Committee considered the details of the case against the player, and then dismissed the case after it was proved that the company did not play any role in the player’s contract with his club. She added that the company appealed the decision, and it was rejected and the company was obligated to pay the fees and expenses, to close the dispute which lasted for more than two years in the Dubai Courts and the Players’ Status Committee of the Football Association.