Paul Rouse: Cruel lack of humanity in the squabble over Sala

Emiliano Sala was an Argentine striker who was signed by Cardiff City from FC Nantes in the January 2019 transfer window before he perished in a plane crash in the English Channel.

TRIBUTE: A mural by Argentinian artist Gabriel Griffa paying homage to late Argentinian football player Emiliano Sala in Carquefou, western France.
Picture: LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images)

Something cruel runs through the press release that the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) put out last Friday.

The cruelty began with the headline: ‘CAS dismisses the appeal filed by Cardiff City FC and confirms that the transfer of Emiliano Sala had been fully completed prior to his death.’