Soccer-Keogh wins compensation claim against Derby after 'wrongful dismissal'

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Championship - Huddersfield Town v Cardiff City - John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield, Britain - March 5, 2021 Huddersfield Town's Richard Keogh Action Images/Lee Smith

(Reuters) - Former Derby County defender Richard Keogh has won a compensation claim after the English Football League (EFL) ruled he had been wrongfully dismissed by the club in 2019 following a car accident.

Keogh sustained knee ligament damage in the crash in September 2019 while two of his team mates were charged with drink-driving. Derby terminated Keogh's contract a month later for gross misconduct due to his involvement in the crash.