Adrian Mutu is still legally obliged to pay Chelsea compensation after his latest appeal against a court order originally issued by FIFA in 2007 was denied by the European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday.
Mutu appealed to the ECHR to challenge FIFA's ruling he must pay £15.3 million (€17 million) after Chelsea rescinded his contract following the player testing positive for cocaine in 2004, per the Press Association (h/t MailOnline).
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