Hatem Ben Arfa loses case against FIFA after move to Nice from Newcastle
Friday 18 September 2015 15:14, UK
Former Newcastle United winger Hatem Ben Arfa has lost his case against FIFA at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Ben Arfa was seeking to reclaim €4m (£2.92m) he said he had lost in wages after he was banned from playing for French club Nice in the second half of last season.
The 28-year-old Frenchman signed for Nice in January but could not play for them because of transfer rules.
FIFA rules state that players cannot play for more than two clubs in a season and Ben Arfa had already played for Hull City, who he joined on a season-long loan on September 2, 2014, and the Newcastle development team.
CAS has backed FIFA's decision that development team games are official matches.
After a hearing in Lausanne in June in front of a three-man panel, CAS has decided to dismiss Ben Arfa's appeal.
