Brazilian court obliges FIFA to compensate the spray manufacturer
Sudan Events – Agencies
A Brazilian court ended a years-long legal dispute by obliging the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) to pay financial compensation to the company that manufactured the spray that referees use when executing fixed free kicks.
The Brazilian Supreme Court rejected an appeal from FIFA and obligated it to compensate Heine Alleman and his company with a sum of money for the excessive use of spray technology.
The company produced the spray in 2000 and referees used it to determine the location of the human wall when executing free kicks. The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has used the spray since 2009 and FIFA used it for the first time in the 2014 World Cup. Aleman accused FIFA of misusing the spray and demanded With financial compensation amounting to 40 million US dollars.
The actual amount of compensation that will be paid is not yet clear, as the company’s lawyers are waiting for the written ruling to be published before confirming their claims.
“I defeated FIFA after a battle that lasted 23 years. I am very proud. We made history in world football.” Aleman commented on Globo TV.
