Tevez fallout continues

Following West Ham's ineligible fielding of Carlos Tevez in a 2007 Premier League game, Sheffield United have now successfully claimed compensation from West Ham, following their relegation from the Premier League. The manager and players of Sheffield United are nevertheless set to pursue their own individual claims against West Ham, given that Sheffield's manager resigned three days after relegation, and that United players are likely to have lost earnings as a result of relegation. One issue is: for the good of sport, are such claims appropriate or not? Assuming that such claims are appropriate, on what basis should compensation be calculated in order to ensure fairness to the manager and players of Sheffield United, but also to ensure that individual players do not feel as they though have suffered disproportionately compared to other claimants?