CAS 2005/A/955 & 956 Cadiz FC, Carlos Javier Acuna Caballero v. Asociacion Paraguaya de Futbol, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 30/12/2005
Why it matters
Cadiz FC, Carlos Javier Acuna Caballero v. Asociacion Paraguaya de Futbol, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), 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
Cadiz FC, Carlos Javier Acuna Caballero v. Asociacion Paraguaya de Futbol, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): a transfer dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 30/12/2005. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Cadiz FC, Carlos Javier Acuna Caballero v. Asociacion Paraguaya de Futbol, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Case number: CAS 2005/A/955 & 956
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a transfer dispute
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