CAS 2005/A/835 & 942 PSV Eindhoven v. Federação Portuguesa de Futebol (FPF), Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Leandro do Bomfim
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 02/03/2006
Why it matters
PSV Eindhoven v. Federação Portuguesa de Futebol (FPF), Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Leandro do Bomfim, a transfer dispute in football decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. For a student, it is a worked example of how CAS and the FIFA regulations govern player transfers, training compensation and the stability of contracts.
Summary
PSV Eindhoven v. Federação Portuguesa de Futebol (FPF), Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Leandro do Bomfim: a transfer dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 02/03/2006. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: PSV Eindhoven v. Federação Portuguesa de Futebol (FPF), Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Leandro do Bomfim
Case number: CAS 2005/A/835 & 942
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a transfer dispute
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