CAS 2007/A/1273 Trabzonspor v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Sporting Clube de Portugal SAD
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 28/04/2008
Why it matters
Trabzonspor v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Sporting Clube de Portugal SAD, 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 upheld. 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
Trabzonspor v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Sporting Clube de Portugal SAD: a transfer dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 28/04/2008. The Court held that the appeal was upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Trabzonspor v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Sporting Clube de Portugal SAD
Case number: CAS 2007/A/1273
Outcome: Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a transfer dispute
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