Although all 13 Bangladesh Premier League clubs have negotiated contracts and payments with foreign players following the cancelation of the league in May, Sheikh Russel have been taken to FIFA by their Brazilian forward Pedro Hernique.

Officials of different clubs have informed that they have solved payment issues with foreign players in line with the FIFA-prescribed process of reaching a mutual understanding, ending their contracts through amicable solution.

Four of Sheikh Jamal's other foreign players -- Udoka Alison, Raphael Odowin, Chris Herd and Alisher Azizov -- accepted the club's offer in line with their original agreement.

"Only one foreign player, Simon Obioma of Uttar Baridhara Club, complained to us. But he later withdrew his complaint as he reached an amicable solution with the club," Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) competition manager Zaber Bin Taher Ansari told The Daily Star.

Ansari added that they had received an e-mail from FIFA asking if Sheikh Russel had anything to say in response to the complaint.

"Pedro filed a complaint demanding approximately one lakh US dollars, alleging that Sheikh Russel did not pay him wages and did not bear expenditures for his treatment from injury. We have informed the club."

Pedro sustained an injury during the team's third league match against Mohammedan and could not play the next three matches before the league's suspension in mid-March.

"As per the contract, we can extend with Pedro for two more months or deduct two months before the contract expires. We offered him to accept wages till May 15 but he demanded wages till July 15. We did everything according to the contract. Even Alisher tried to convince him, but he filed a complaint to FIFA," Sheikh Russel sports director Saleh Jaman Selim said, adding that they had borne the cost of his treatment.

"He lodged a false complaint against us. We have already sent all documents to FIFA. We sought justice because he has damaged our country's image," Selim said, adding that they would clear two months' wages worth 28,000 dollars as soon as FIFA clears the matter.