Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2017/A/4994 Cruzeiro E.C. v. C.A. Atenas, award of 11 July 2017 Panel: Mr Ricardo de Buen Rodríguez (Mexico), Sole Arbitrator Football Transfer Obligation of the debtor to undertake all efforts to discharge its obligation to pay Reallocation of the FIFA costs 1. In a transfer, the main obligations of the parties are, in the case of the transferor club, to transfer the federative and economic rights of the player…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2017/A/4981 Clube Atlético Mineiro v. Udinese Calcio SpA, award of 10 August 2017 Panel: Mr Alexander McLin (Switzerland), Sole Arbitrator Football Failure by a club to pay part of a transfer fee Duty to comply with payment obligations Lack of legal basis to reallocate the costs imposed by FIFA 1. The utmost obligation of a debtor is to duly transfer the amount to the bank account provided by the…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2017/A/4979 Rochell G D Woodson v. Liberia Football Association (LFA), award of 7 August 2017 Panel: Mr Murray Rosen QC (United Kingdom), Sole Arbitrator Football Expulsion of a member from the Executive Committee of a national federation CAS jurisdiction Appropriate legal basis for the expulsion 1. According to the LFA Statutes, any appeal against a final and binding LFA decision shall be heard by the CAS. Although a decision…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitrage TAS 2017/A/4960 Raphaël Hamidi c. Wydad Athletic Club, sentence du 22 décembre 2017 Formation: M. le Juge Pierre Muller (Suisse), Arbitre unique Football Résiliation du contrat de travail d’un directeur technique sans juste cause par le club Exception d’incompétence Faculté d’opter pour une nouvelle décision en vertu du principe d’examen de novo Prohibition du formalisme excessif Indemnité pour tort moral 1. Il résulte d’un principe général de procédure qu’une exception…

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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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