The Court of Arbitration for Sport has rejected an appeal made by Fiorentina striker Adrian Mutu against an order to pay Chelsea £14.5m in damages.

The Blues sacked the Romania international in 2005 after he tested positive for cocaine.

FIFA instructed Mutu to pay the sum last summer, but he decided to take his case to sport's highest court.

“The Court of Arbitration for Sport has today dismissed the appeal filed by the Romanian football player, Adrian Mutu, against the decision rendered by the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber on May 7, 2008 in which he was order to pay €17,173,990 in compensation… for breach of contract,” a statement read.

Last year, Mutu said he was disgusted by the decision, which he called 'inhumane'.

He feels his offence does not warrant such a stiff sentence.

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Sport is a great reflection of the society we live in . Do Dinamo Chelsea really need another 17 million euros? I really dont think so, maybe if they turned the money over to the fans and save them on the massively expensive season tickets some good will come of this. However, I really dont think that that is likely and only Roman Abramovich will benefit from this dirty deal deal while Adrian Mutu, a top quality player as well as a seemingly reformed character, has been abused by a ambivalent sporting authority. This also calls into question the Lokomotiv Chelsea attitude towards its players, would this happen to Fat Frank or Englands John Terry? I think not.