Gianfranco Zola wins libel case against BBC
West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola and assistant Steve Clarke accepted undisclosed libel damages from the BBC today over a report they were planning to move to Chelsea.
During a BBC radio program in February, journalist Harry Harris alleged the pair — who had both played at Chelsea — had gone to an interview with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich about becoming the management team for the 2009-10 season.
James Quartermaine, the lawyer representing Zola and Clarke, told London’s High Court that the two were — and remained — under contract to West Ham. He said for them to have attended an unauthorised interview would have constituted a breach of contract and, in Zola’s case, FA Premier League rules.
Posted on May 13, 2009 | Filed Under Football
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