Sports News of Wednesday, 28 June 2017Source: GHANAsoccernet.comPanathinaikos ordered to pay Michael Essien €419,000 as compensationMichael EssienGreek giants Panathinaikos have been ordered to pay Michael Essien a staggering € 419,000 as compensation to bring an end to the litigation between the two sides, GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively reveal. Ghana's leading football website, GHANAsoccernet.com revealed last week that the Finance Dispute Resolution chamber of the Greek Football Federation will rule on the long-winding legal tussle this week. But the Ghanaian received less money after dragging the Greens to the FA for failure to honour an agreed payment plan. "The Primary Committee for resolving Economic Disputes of EPO during last meeting took the following decision (315/2017) regarding the appeal of football player Michael Essien against Panathinaikos FC," the verdict read"Judge are adversarial. Essien is currently on the books of Indonesian side Persib Bandung.

Source: GhanaWeb June 28, 2017 16:07 UTC