Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2018/A/5537 Zamalek Sporting Club v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), award of 31 October 2018 Panel: Prof. Martin Schimke (Germany), President; Mr David Wu (China); Prof. Luigi Fumagalli (Italy) Football Disciplinary sanction for failing to comply with a CAS award Spirit of Art. 64 FDC Scope of review of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee Grounds for closing disciplinary proceedings Definition of force majeure Financial situation as justification for lack…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2018/A/5534 Yannick Toapry Boli v. FC Anji Makhachkala, award of 8 August 2018 Panel: Prof. Ulrich Haas (Germany), Sole Arbitrator Football Contract of employment between a player and a club Discretion of a CAS panel to exclude evidence under Article R57.3 CAS Code Entitlement of the player to outstanding monthly salaries, incentive payments and incentive premium Irrelevance of the burden of proof in case of publicly known facts 1.…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2018/A/5513 Sport Club Internacional v. Hellas Verona Football Club S.p.A., award of 25 February 2019 Panel: Mr Marco Balmelli (Switzerland), President; Mr João Nogueira Da Rocha (Portugal); Mrs Svenja Geissmar (Germany) Football Training compensation Effects of loan transfers on the training compensation Interpretation of the notion of “former club” Debtor of the training compensation Completion of training 1. A loan period does not interrupt the period for which training…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2017/A/5493 Bursaspor Kulübü Derneği v. Sebastian Frey, award of 23 July 2018 Panel: Mr Mark Hovell (United Kingdom), Sole Arbitrator Football Breach of Settlement Agreement Payment of pecuniary debts Interpretation of contracts Liquidated damages clause and additional penalty Interpretation of settlement agreement 1. In the absence of a specific agreement between the parties, pecuniary debts must be paid at the place where the creditor is resident at the time…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2017/A/5465 Békéscsaba 1912 Futball v. George Koroudjiev, award of 20 September 2018 Panel: Prof. Petros Mavroidis (Greece), President; Mr Mika Palmgren (Finland); Mr Manfred Nan (The Netherlands) Football Termination of the employment contract with just cause by the player Distinction between lex arbitri and lex causae Determination of the lex causae in football-related disputes Applicable law with regard to “just cause” Conditions for “just cause” Obligation to train alone…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2017/A/5455 Sporting Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen v. Clube Atlético Monte Azul, award of 10 September 2018 Panel: Prof. Luigi Fumagalli (Italy), President; Mr Bernard Hanotiau (Belgium); Mr Stefan Geir Thorisson (Iceland) Football Transfer fee due following the transfer of a player on loan Absence of withdrawal of the appeal due to the payment of the advance of costs by the Appellant Time of “entry into force” of the obligation of a…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2017/A/5401 Clube Atlético Mineiro v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), award of 12 July 2018 Panel: Mr Sofoklis Pilavios (Greece), President; Mr João Nogueira Da Rocha (Portugal); Mr Pedro Tomás Marqués (Spain) Football Disciplinary sanction for failure to comply with a CAS award Scope of the intervention of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee under art. 64 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code Principle of proportionality of disciplinary sanctions Arguments not…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2017/A/5366 Club Adanaspor v. Mbilla Etame Serges Flavier, award of 7 August 2018 Panel: Mr Mark Hovell (United Kingdom), President; Mr Efraim Barak (Israel); Mr Bernhard Welten (Switzerland) Football Termination of contract by a player without just cause Interpretation of a contractual clause Behaviour amounting to a termination of contract Objective criteria for the calculation of the amount of compensation due to a club Case by case analysis Inclusion…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2017/A/5356 South African Football Association v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Fédération Burkinabé de Football, Fédération Sénégalaise de Football & Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol, award of 31 October 2018 Panel: Prof. Martin Schimke (Germany), President; Mr Hendrik Willem Kesler (The Netherlands); Mr Jean-Philippe Rochat (Switzerland) Football Decision ordering the replay of a match Decision “final and binding” according to Art. 3 para. 3 WC Regulations Principles of interpretation…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2017/A/5324 Fédération Burkinabé de Football v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), South African Football Association, Fédération Sénégalaise de Football & Federaçao Caboverdiana de Futebal, award of 31 October 2018 Panel: Prof. Martin Schimke (Germany), President; Mr Hendrik Willem Kesler (The Netherlands); Mr Jean-Philippe Rochat (Switzerland) Football Decision ordering the replay of a match Decision “final and binding” according to Art. 3 para. 3 WC Regulations Principles of interpretation…

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