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La leggenda del calcio inglese Kevin Keegan ( foto ) ha vinto la controversia di lavoro che lo opponeva alla società del Newcastle ed ha ottenuto un rilevante indennizzo di circa due milioni di sterline. La squadra bianconera, retrocessa la scorsa stagione, sta tentando di riottenere il passaporto per la “Premier League” nell’ attuale campionato di “Championship”. Non finiscono sul campo i guai del Portsmouth, squadra che ha inanellatto la sequenza record di sette sconfitte in altrettante gare di “Premier League”, Infatti, il proprietario arabo Al Fahim è stato ricoverato in ospedale e questa circostanza sembra potere complicare l’annunciata imminente e necessaria immissione di denaro fresco nelle casse del club. Le norme inglesi relative alle inadempienze economiche delle società sono, infatti, decisamente severe e diverse penalizzazioni sono state già irrogate nelle passate stagioni.
Keegan wins £2m Newcastle damages
Keegan was reported to have claimed for a fee in the region of £25m
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Former Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan has been awarded £2m damages plus interest after winning his case against the club for constructive dismissal.
The report continued: “The ‘commercial interests’, according to the club, were that the signing of the player on loan would be a ‘favour’ to two influential South American agents who would look favourably on the club in the future.”The loan deal cost the club nearly £1m in wages for a player who was not expected to play for the first team but no payment was made by the club to the agents in respect of the deal.”It was Ashley who brought Keegan back to Newcastle for his second spell in charge at St James’ Park in January 2008, following the termination of Sam Allardyce’s contract.The report states that Keegan was offered a deal which was worth an initial £3m per annum for three-and-a-half years, a figure which was the basis behind his initial damages claim in the region of £8.5m for his agreed spell in charge, and a reported figure in the region of £25m for the length of his career in football before retirement at the presumed age of 65.
Ashley’s decision proved a popular one with supporters, who recalled the former England boss’s initial spell in charge on Tyneside and the cavalier football his sides played during a four year stay at the club in the 1990s.Having retained the club’s Premier League status that season, Keegan and chairman Mike Ashley appeared to have a strong relationship, but this strained when Dennis Wise was appointed as an executive director of football.Keegan began the 2008-09 Premier League season in charge, leading the club to two wins, a draw and a defeat in four league and cup matches before leaving on the Thursday, 4 September 2008.Gonzalez’s signing was made on deadline day of Sunday, 31 August 2008, an act which prompted Keegan to tender his resignation.Wise left the club in April 2009, former vice-president (player recruitment) Tony Jimenez left in October 2008, while owner Mike Ashley remains at the club despite a long-running bid to sell it.
Portsmouth owner ‘faces surgery’
Sulaiman Al Fahim took control of the club in August
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Portsmouth owner Sulaiman Al Fahim will undergo an operation to remove kidney stones on Friday, says his spokesman.
Ivo Gabara said Al Fahim is suffering from a kidney infection and was rushed to hospital in Dubai on Thursday.”This will not have any impact on the refinancing or management of Portsmouth,” Gabara told BBC Sport.Al Fahim was urged to find a “permanent financing solution” for Pompey in a strongly-worded statement issued by the club’s executive board on Thursday.The board – Peter Storrie, Tanya Robins and Roberto Avondo – claimed to be in the “final stages” of securing funding to pay the players’ wages this week.Gabara said Al Fahim’s advisers were working closely with chief finance officer Robins to ensure that the loan of £50m was “disbursed on schedule over the next three to four weeks”.”In the meantime, the day-to-day running of the club continues under chief executive Peter Storey,” he added.However, the club was unaware on Friday morning that Al Fahim was facing surgery.Portsmouth’s players were due to be paid on Wednesday and the club initially claimed this had not happened because of technical problems.However, the club later explained that wages were not paid on time because of “a delay in the transfer of funds” after banks demanded TV receipts and profits from the last transfer window, meaning Al Fahim needed to refinance the club.
The Premier League is understood to be monitoring the situation and looking to see if Pompey fulfil the financial criteria set out to its clubs, while the Professional Footballers’ Association will deal with any contractual issues if players are not paid.”It is very disappointing to all of us that the players have for the first time had to wait for their contractual remuneration for reasons entirely outside the club’s control,” read the statement from Pompey’s executive board.”It is through the joint efforts of the executive directors that we are in the final stages of securing funding that will allow the club to meet these contractual obligations.”It is clear that in order to ensure that the club is able to secure its longer-term future, a more permanent financing solution needs to be found quickly as the executive directors consider it an obligation to the club’s loyal employees and fans, who undoubtedly feel equally disappointed.”In order to achieve this we will continue to work closely with the owner’s lawyers and associates in delivering the finance that is needed over the next 10 to 14 days. Ultimately the responsibility to deliver this remains with the owner.”According to minutes from a meeting on Friday between Al Fahim and the Pompey Virtual Alliance (PVA) – a group of fans’ websites – the club’s new owner is willing to work with other investors in Portsmouth.That news was greeted positively by fans, who have seen Paul Hart’s men lose their first seven Barclays Premier League matches of the season.There have been constant doubts about the financial stability of the club since Al Fahim’s takeover in August.
( BBC Sport )