Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2018/A/5697 Cruzeiro E.C. v. C.A. Independiente, award of 20 February 2019 Panel: Prof. Gustavo Albano Abreu (Argentina), Sole Arbitrator Football Failure to pay instalments of a transfer fee Execution of a bilateral agreement Cure of procedural defects Contractual penalty clause Criteria for the reduction of an excessive fine 1. A party to a bilateral contract may not demand performance until it has discharged or offered to discharge its own…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2018/A/5683 Juventus Football Club S.p.A. v. Envigado Football Club S.A. & Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), award of 4 December 2018 Panel: Mr Sofoklis Pilavios (Greece), President; Mr Michele Bernasconi (Switzerland); Mr José Juan Pintó (Spain) Football Disciplinary sanction (fine) imposed on a club for overdue payables (art. 12bis RSTP) CAS power of review Legal grounds for imposing a sanction for overdue payables Scope of review of the…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2018/A/5659 Al Sharjah Football Club v. Leonardo Lima da Silva & Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), award of 29 March 2019 Panel: Mr Georg von Segesser (Switzerland), President; Mr Alexander McLin (Switzerland); Mr Efraim Barak (Israel) Football Outstanding salaries within a loan agreement International dimension of the dispute Conditions for the establishment of a national dispute resolution system Substantive reasons for challenging an arbitration agreement Consent of the…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2018/A/5658 Rochell G.D. Woodson v. Former President, Former Vice Presidents and all Former Members of the Executive Committee of the Liberia Football Association (LFA) and the LFA Elections Committee, award of 17 January 2019 (operative part of 7 September 2018) Panel: Mr Hans Nater (Switzerland), Sole Arbitrator Football Elections to the executive body of a national federation Defense of CAS lack of jurisdiction Time limit to file an appeal…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2018/A/5628 Hellas Verona FC v. Rade Krunic & FK Borac Čačak, award of 21 December 2018 Panel: Mr Dirk-Reiner Martens (Germany), President; Mr Michele Bernasconi (Switzerland); Prof. Massimo Coccia (Italy) Football Termination of an offer to an employment contract CAS jurisdiction Scope of review of the CAS Principle of tempus regit actum Validity of a contract subject to the fulfilment of one or more conditions 1. Whether FIFA had…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2018/A/5624 Dominique Cuperly v. Club Al Jazira, award of 17 December 2018 Panel: Mr Bernhard Welten (Switzerland), Sole Arbitrator Football Termination of an employment contract by settlement agreement Applicable law in appeals arbitration procedure before the CAS Non-exclusive jurisdiction of FIFA for football employment-related matters CAS jurisdiction to decide on the merits of the case 1. An indirect choice of law is – in principle – always superseded by…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2018/A/5622 Londrina Esporte Clube v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), award of 7 August 2018 Panel: Mr Lars Hilliger (Denmark), President; Mr José Juan Pinto (Spain); Mr Petros Mavroidis (Greece) Football Transfer Duty to discharge the burden of proof with regard to bankruptcy Right of associations to impose sanctions Predictability test Respect of the principles of predictability and legality Proportionality of sanctions Margin of discretion for the imposition…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2018/A/5621 Nicolas Gabriel Franco v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) & Sportovni Klub Slavia Praha, award of 11 June 2019 Panel: Mrs Svenja Geissmar (United Kingdom), Sole Arbitrator Football Players’ agent fees to be paid by the club Determination of the proper respondent Consequences of a request for reimbursement of an advance of costs 1. According to Article R48 of the CAS Code, the appellant has the responsibility…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2018/A/5618 Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Club v. Shanghai SIPG Football Club, award of 10 October 2018 Panel: Mr Anthony Lo Surdo (Australia), Sole Arbitrator Football Succession of clubs Standard of proof Definition of “club” Effects on the successor of a former club Natural justice 1. Neither the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players nor the FIFA Rules Governing the Procedures of the Players’ Status Committee and…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2018/A/5607 SA Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht (RSCA) v. Matías Ezequiel Suárez & Club Atlético Belgrano de Córdoba (CA Belgrano) & CAS 2018/A/5608 Matías Ezequiel Suárez & CA Belgrano v. RSCA, award of 22 January 2019 Panel: Prof. Massimo Coccia (Italy), President; Mr Bernard Hanotiau (Belgium); Mr Gonzalo Bossart (Chile) Football Termination of contract without just cause Force majeure Ex officio analysis of a violation of a player’s right to…

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