Bora loses bid for $3m damages from JFF
Published:Thursday | July 28, 2011 | 12:44 PM
Five-time World Cup coach Bora Milutinovic has lost his legal bid to receive a million-dollar payoff from the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) after being fired in 2007.
Milutinovic was seeking US$3 million to settle the three years remaining on his deal when he was sacked for an unspecified breach of contract.
A Swiss Federal Tribunal ruling published this week rejected Milutinovic’s final appeal and confirmed he would receive compensation of less than US$20,000.
However, the tribunal also ordered the Serbian coach to pay US$40,000 in court costs and legal fees.
Milutinovic’s legal battle pitted him against Jamaican officials, FIFA and the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
The JFF, led by Crenston Boxhill, hired Milutinovic in November 2006 on a four-year contract with an annual salary of US$1 million.
When Milutinovic was fired less than one year later, Jamaica had fallen 45 places to Number 103 in the FIFA rankings.