Sheffield United sue West Ham for relegation costs

LONDON, Aug 16 (Reuters) Sheffield United will sue West Ham United for the cost of relegation from the English Premier League last season, a club spokesman said today.

He added that their legal representative Toby Craig had confirmed the action in a statement made public today.

The Yorkshire club estimates the cost of relegation to the second division at more than 59.62 million dollars.

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