It has not been a kind season for West Ham fans. The team has been taken over, had it’s skipper fired, faces relegation, and now it seems may be docked some of the few points it has managed to amass this season.
It seems that the proposed transfer of Javier Mascherano to Liverpool has prompted the league to ask questions about the eligibility of both Mascherano and fellow Argentine Carloz Tevez.
Mascherano and Tevez’s registrations are held by the Media Sports Investments corporation, seemingly in contravention of league rules, which state that top-flight clubs in England are not allowed to sign players who are owned by third parties.
If the arrangements cannot be explained, the league will likely dock points, effectively ending West Ham’s chances to return to the Premiership next season, and the team could also see legal challenges from other relegation-zone teams claiming that they were unfairly disadvantaged.
That would also mean that Tevez would have to leave Upton Park and return to Corinthians. When does it ever end?