Tevez's final day goal in the 06/07 season meant West Ham stayed up
West Ham have been cleared of any further wrongdoing after an investigation into outstanding issues from the Carlos Tevez affair.
Earlier this year, the Hammers agreed to pay Sheffield United compensation for the Blades' relegation in 2007.
However, a further inquiry was launched jointly by the Premier League and the Football Association into the conduct of West Ham officials.
This latest statement should bring an end to the long-running saga.
After a long legal fight, Sheffield United had argued successfully that West Ham, who survived in the Premier League at their expense, should pay them damages after breaking third-party player ownership rules by fielding the influential Tevez.
This separate inquiry arose following comments made by Lord Griffiths when the independent arbitration panel he chaired ruled the Blades should be owed compensation.
Griffiths' tribunal implied that West Ham had misled the Premier League in the aftermath of receiving a record £5.5m fine over the matter in April 2007 by claiming they had terminated the offending third-party agreement with Tevez's owners.
This allowed the Argentine to play in the vital closing matches of the season.
However, the inquiry has determined that there is insufficient evidence to support such a claim.
A statement read: "The inquiry has concluded that, on the basis of the evidence available to them, there is no prima facie case that West Ham United and/or its officials did commit any further breaches of Premier League or FA rules immediately after the independent disciplinary commission's decision."
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