Leeds football players not paid for six weeks

0 Comments | AFP, July, 2007

LONDON (AFP) — Players at fallen English giants Leeds United have not been paid for nearly six weeks as a result of the ongoing saga surrounding the club's ownership, according to the players trade union.

Ken Bates placed Leeds in administration on May 4 with debts of 35 million pounds and won the race to buy back the club on July 11 and regain control at Elland Road.

But administrators KPMG's decision to sell the club to Bates for an undisclosed sum in preference to other interested parties without the need for a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) has raised concerns with the Football League.

The League has asked KPMG for further details of the sale and has yet to grant the new company - Leeds United Football Club Limited - League membership.

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