The latest developments in the Carlos Tévez situation include an arrest warrant issued in Brazil for Kia Joorabchian and conflicting statements from Tévez's people and Manchester United on whether the Argentinian will be in Manchester on Tuesday for a physical. The reports on Joorabchian indicate that the Brazilian authorities have been investigating whether Joorabchian's MSI has been using its ownership of Corinthians -- Tévez's former club in Brazil -- to launder money. Joorabchian denies the charges, which add yet another strange twist to the Tévez story.
The arrest warrant hasn't stopped Joorabchian's organization from claiming that Tévez's transfer is going forward with a physical scheduled for Tuesday. That would be two days after Argentina takes on Brazil in the finals of the Copa América in Venezulea. There's no funny business on behalf of the Samba Kings -- the investigation into Joorabchian has been going for more than two years, ever since MSI took control of Corinthians. Manchester United aren't ready to confirm that just yet.
The High Court will decide Friday whether to give Sheffield United a review of the Tévez decision. A report in the Times indicates that the court will have to determine that there was an error of law -- not judgment -- in the original decision in order to give Sheffield United the go-ahead to file an appeal. It is considered unlikely that the High Court will rule in Sheffield United's favor. Speaking of higher authorities, a Guardian columnist notes that Fifa has a big logjam of legal cases, so if Manchester United and Tévez appeal to Fifa, they may not get a quick resolution. Too bad. We could all use a final word on it.
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