Brighton Question FA Over Tevez

<p class="big">Brighton have written to the Football Association to discover whether Carlos Tevez was eligible to play in their FA Cup clash with West Ham. </p>

The Premier League fined The Hammers &pound;5.5million following a hearing into the transfers of Tevez and Argentine compatriot Javier Mascherano. </p>

They ruled that the third-party agreement West Ham had in place contravened Premier League rules. </p>

Brighton are not concerned about Tevez's ownership, but have argued that perhaps he was not allowed to play in the FA Cup match in January, which West Ham won 3-0. </p>

&quot;We have written to the FA but we haven't had a response yet,&quot; Seagulls chief executive Martin Perry told the Evening Argus. </p>

&quot;The issue revolves around whether or not he was eligible, it isn't an issue about ownership as far as we are concerned. </p>

&quot;It is being investigated now by Fifa, so from our point of view it is a watching brief. We have written for clarification and we will wait and see. </p>

&quot;If the Premier League's position is found to be correct, that he was eligible to play and that the rules broken related to ownership, then we don't have a case. </p>

&quot;If it was found that he wasn't eligible then we will certainly take it further. It all hinges around that single point.&quot; </p>

 

And then what if they find out he wasn't? nt

 

ban 'em from the Cup next year nt