Under Fifa-adopted European Union law, Lampard has the option to effectively buy out the two remaining year of his contract, with Chelsea entitled to compensation equal to the remainder of his salary.

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Villagran and Bianco have also been unable to provide CNN with any written contract that sets forth a relationship with Yacob in relation to the transfer to support their claim for compensation.

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Madrid released the Portuguese coach from his contract, so Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich would not have to pay compensation to be reunited with the manager he fell out with in 2007.

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As part of his employee contract with the Irish company, most of his salary is diverted into a nonqualified deferred-compensation plan, and held in a so-called Rabbi trust in a Caribbean tax haven, where it grows tax free.

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Rangers will now try to work out a compensation package with the ex-Bristol Rovers chief, who signed an improved contract last year.

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Discussions between Dominik and new Jets general manager John Idzik heated up late last week, when the clubs agreed to compensation and Tampa Bay received permission to begin discussions with Revis' representatives on a contract.

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Part of Weiner's talk with media was a discussion of changes to draft-pick compensation for free agents under the new labor contract.

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