Soccer-French court dismisses Cardiff City's 120m euro claim over Sala's death

Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Nantes v Bordeaux - The Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau, Nantes, France - January 26, 2020 Flowers left outside the stadium in memory of Emiliano Sala to mark the one year anniversary REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

PARIS, March ⁠30 (Reuters) - Cardiff City's 120 million euro ($137.75 ⁠million) compensation claim following the death ‌of Argentine striker Emiliano Sala in a plane crash in 2019 has been dismissed ​by a French court, his ⁠former club Nantes ⁠told Reuters on Monday.

The Welsh side sought ⁠damages ‌in 2023 from Nantes, alleging negligence that led to ⁠the 28-year-old's death. However, the court ​ordered Cardiff ‌to pay around 480,000 euros in ⁠legal ​fees and moral damages suffered by the Ligue 1 side.

During the hearing in ⁠December, Cardiff argued that ​Nantes were involved in the flight organisation that led to the footballer's death ⁠and claimed more than 120 million euros for loss of income and other damages.

Sala was travelling from Nantes to ​his new team ⁠Cardiff on January 21, 2019 when the ​light aircraft carrying ‌him went down in ​the English Channel.

($1 = 0.8712 euros)

(Reporting by Vincent DaheronEditing by Christian Radnedge)