Thursday, 9 June 2011

Dupont prepares to defend Mourinho

Dupont at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium

The Bosman Case's lawyer, Jean Louis Dupont, was yesterday at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium to start preparing submissions to the Appeals Committee of UEFA for the penalty imposed on Jose Mourinho. Dupont arrived at the stadium around 1:00 pm, worked on the case with the lawyers of the club and left the office at 5:30 pm. "I came to see friends. I do not want to say anything else" he commented to evade questions about the plan of Real Madrid.

The club, after knowing the causes of UEFA's punishment to the coach, on Monday, has a period of 72 hours to present allegations (deadline expires today). If the appeal they prepare does not succeed, they plan to attend to TAS (Tribunal Arbitral du Sport).

It is not the first time that Real Madrid requires the services of Dupont. On May 19 the lawyer advised the club on the case Mourinho and in 2009 worked to present the appeal to the TAS for Huntelaar and Lass (at the end there was no appeal).