Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2017/A/5242 Esteghlal Football Club v. Pero Pejic, award of 16 April 2018 Panel: Mr Bernhard Welten (Switzerland), Sole Arbitrator Football Termination of an employment contract with just cause by the player Priority of specifically agreed early termination clauses over indicative principles based on FIFA and CAS jurisprudence Termination without prior warning as termination with just cause Liquidated damages/penalty clause Reciprocity of liquidated damages/penalty clauses Excessive character of a penalty…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2017/A/5233 Ittihad FC, Saudi Arabia v. Etoile Sportive du Sahel, award of 22 December 2017 Panel: Prof. Philippe Sands QC (United Kingdom), President; Prof. Petros Mavroidis (Greece); Prof. Luigi Fumagalli (Italy) Football Transfer of a player between two clubs Validity of the late payment penalty fee According to art. 160 of the Swiss Code of Obligations (CO), parties to a contract may agree on a penalty clause in case…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2017/A/5230 Miejski Mlodsiezowy Klub Sportowy (MMKS) Concordia Elblag v. Jesús Vicente de los Galanes, award of 12 June 2018 Panel: Mr Bernhard Welten (Switzerland), Sole Arbitrator Football Termination of the employment contract with just cause Consequences of a termination with just cause Article 14 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players states that a contract may be terminated by either party without consequences of any…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2017/A/5227 Sporting Clube de Braga v. Club Dynamo Kyiv & Gerson Alencar de Lima Junior, award of 8 March 2018 Panel: Mr Sofoklis Pilavios (Greece), President; Mr João Nogueira Da Rocha (Portugal); Mr André Brantjes (The Netherlands) Football Disciplinary proceedings for failure to comply with a CAS award Standing to be sued Purpose of disciplinary proceedings 1. As a general rule of procedural law, the doctrine of locus standi…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2017/A/5219 Gaetano Marotta v. Al Ain FC, award of 20 April 2018 Panel: Prof. Petros Mavroidis (Switzerland), President; Mr Olivier Carrard (Switzerland); Mr João Nogueira da Rocha (Portugal) Football Claim for player’s agent commission following transfer of player Applicable version of FIFA rules and regulations Advance of costs Waiver of right to lodge a claim with FIFA judicial bodies Principle of “Durchgriff” 1. In order to determine which version…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2017/A/5213 Genoa Cricket and Football Club v. GNK Dinamo Zagreb, award of 15 December 2017 Panel: Mr Sofoklis Pilavios (Greece), President; Mr Stuart McInnes (United Kingdom); Mr Patrick Lafranchi (Switzerland) Football Transfer with sell-on clause Interpretation of contractual clause Burden of proof Possible purpose and mechanism of sell-on clauses 1. Contractual clauses should be interpreted in accordance with the principles established in Swiss law and the practice of the…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2017/A/5205 FC Koper v. Football Association of Slovenia (NZS), award of 6 March 2018 Panel: Mrs Svenja Geissmar (United Kingdom), President; Mr Rui Botica Santos (Portugal); Mr Dominik Kocholl (Austria) Football Denial of club license to participate in the domestic professional football competitions Scope of the appeal and standing to be sued Admissibility of new evidence Discretion of the licensing authority 1. If a club’s primary request for relief…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2017/A/5203 Clube Atlético Mineiro v. Udinese Calcio S.p.A. & Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), award of 20 June 2018 Panel: Prof. Petros Mavroidis (Greece), President; Mr Manfred Nan (the Netherlands); Mr Lars Halgreen (Denmark) Football Transfer Allocation of a payment to a debt Interpretation of a debtor’s declaration of allocation of payment 1. According to art. 86 of the Swiss Code of Obligations (CO), a debtor has the…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2017/A/5202 Clube Atlético Mineiro v. Udinese Calcio S.p.A. & Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), award of 20 June 2018 Panel: Prof. Petros Mavroidis (Greece), President; Mr Manfred Nan (The Netherlands); Mr Lars Halgreen (Denmark) Football Transfer Allocation of a payment to a debt Interpretation of a debtor’s declaration of allocation of payment 1. According to art. 86 of the Swiss Code of Obligations (CO), a debtor has the…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2017/A/5183 Elaziğspor Kulübü v. Fabio Alves da Silva, award of 1 March 2018 Panel: Mr Mark Hovell (United Kingdom), Sole Arbitrator Football Termination of the employment contract by the player Principles applicable to the interpretation of contracts Burden of proof regarding facts alleged by a party 1. Under Swiss Law, in order to decide on the interpretation of contracts, the competent authority has to seek the real and common…

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