“FIFA and CAS have found in my favour. As of now, I’m awaiting my settlement. I wish the players, the supporters and the club all the best.”
According to Espallargas’ letter, Football Australia is required to implement the ban on the club, stopping it from recruiting at a national level.
Macarthur CEO Sam Krslovic declined to answer questions about when the club would pay Yorke, or if the ban would affect future seasons.
The Bulls will play their opening match of the season at home against Perth Glory on October 20.
Macarthur had appealed the PSC’s original decision, handed down in June last year, to award Yorke the compensation, arguing he had damaged the club’s reputation with remarks, later reported in the media, that were made during a dressing room spray after a 1-0 away loss to Adelaide United on January 20, 2023.
Yorke lodged a counterclaim against Macarthur’s appeal to have the remainder of his lucrative contract paid out, which would have seen him take home more than $800,000 if successful. However, due to a CAS rule change in 2010 making counterclaims inadmissible, it was dismissed.
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