Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2017/A/4955 Anouar Hadouir v. Club Moghreb Athletic Tétouan de Football & Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), award of 4 January 2018 Panel: Mr Jalal El Ahdab (Lebanon), Sole Arbitrator Football Termination of the employment contract without just cause by the club Nullity of a provision Interpretation of a provision Contractual stability Burden of proof 1. Under Moroccan law like under any other civil law system, nullity for breach of…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2017/A/4947 Ion Viorel v. Romanian Football Federation (RFF), award of 6 October 2017 Panel: Mr Jacopo Tognon (Italy), Sole Arbitrator Football Match-fixing Necessity of brief summary of witnesses expected testimony under Article R55 CAS Code Impartiality of witness Necessity of translation of documents under Article R29 CAS Code Discretion regarding admissibility of evidence in arbitration 2-year ban and right to exercise profession and enjoy economic freedom Independence and impartiality…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2017/A/4940 FC Lokomotiv Moscow v. Desportivo Brasil Participações Ltda., award of 14 July 2017 Panel: Prof. Martin Schimke (Germany), President; Prof. Luigi Fumagalli (Italy); Mr Manfred Nan (The Netherlands) Football Transfer with compensation to be paid to the former club in case of extension or prolongation of the employment contract with the new club Interruption or continuation of an employment contract Deduction of the solidarity contribution from the compensation…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2017/A/4935 FC Shakhtar Donetsk v. Olexandr Vladimirovich Zinchenko, FC UFA & Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), award of 26 October 2017 Panel: Mr Mark Hovell (United Kingdom), President; Mr Juan Pablo Arriagada (Chile); Mr Manfred Nan (The Netherlands) Football Termination of an employment contract without just cause by the player Admissibility of evidence only adduced at CAS level Scope of the appeal proceedings Calculation of the compensation for…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2016/A/4903 Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield v. The Football Association Ltd., Manchester City FC & Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), award of 16 April 2018 Panel: Mr Efraim Barak (Israel), President; Prof. Gustavo Albano Abreu (Argentina); Prof. Ulrich Haas (Germany) Football Transfer of minor players Request for intervention of a party involved in the first instance proceedings but that did not appeal the decision Procedural violations that can be…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2016/A/4898 FC Torpedo Moscow v. Adam Kokoszka, award of 24 August 2017 Panel: Prof. Lukas Handschin (Switzerland), Sole Arbitrator Football Termination of the employment contract with just cause by the player System of termination according to the FIFA RSTP Compensation for damages according to the FIFA RSTP 1. Article 13 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP) rules that employment contracts between players and…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2016/A/4885 Michaël Ciani v. Sporting Clube de Portugal, award of 21 July 2017 Panel: Prof. Luigi Fumagalli (Italy), President; Mrs Laurence Burger (Switzerland); Mr João Nogueira da Rocha (Portugal) Football Termination of the employment contract by mutual agreement Burden of proof Duress 1. Pursuant to art. 8 of the Swiss Civil Code, unless the law provides otherwise, the burden of proving the existence of an alleged fact shall rest…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2016/A/4874 Club Africain v. Seidu Salifu, award of 22 August 2017 Panel: Mr Alexander McLin (Switzerland), Sole Arbitrator Football Termination of an employment contract with just cause by the player Purpose of Article 12bis para. 3 RSTP Breach of its payment obligations by the club Fulfilment of the requirements for the lawful termination of the employment relationship 1. The 10-day deadline in Article 12bis para. 3 of the FIFA…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitrations CAS 2016/A/4855 Gassan Waked v. Al Shabab Club (Rafinha) & CAS 2016/A/4856 Gassan Waked v. Al Shabab Club (Tagliabue) & CAS 2016/A/4857 Gassan Waked v. Al Shabab Club (Berrio), award of 5 December 2017 Panel: Mr Nicholas Stewart QC (United Kingdom), President; Prof. Gustavo Albano Abreu (Argentina); Mr Georg von Waldenfels (Germany) Football Players’ agent’s commissions Interpretation of an agreement As a practical matter, an agreement which (i) is headed…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2016/A/4852 Zamalek Sporting Club v. Karim Alhassan, award of 13 October 2017 Panel: Mr Marco Balmelli (Switzerland), President; Mr Pedro Tomás Marqués (Spain); Mr Mark Hovell (United Kingdom) Football Termination of employment contract without just cause Article R57 para. 3 CAS Code Inadmissibility of counterclaims in CAS appeal procedures Invalidity of a waiver of the right for compensation Unilateral clause in player-club contract Duty to mitigate and set-off against…

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