CAS 2008/A/1453-O Elkin Soto Jaramillo, FSV Mainz 05 v. CD Once Caldas, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 08/02/2008
Why it matters
Elkin Soto Jaramillo, FSV Mainz 05 v. CD Once Caldas, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), a contractual 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 enforces contracts in sport, between clubs, players, agents or federations, applying the relevant regulations and Swiss law.
Summary
Elkin Soto Jaramillo, FSV Mainz 05 v. CD Once Caldas, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): a contractual dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 08/02/2008. The Court held that the appeal was upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Elkin Soto Jaramillo, FSV Mainz 05 v. CD Once Caldas, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Case number: CAS 2008/A/1453-O
Outcome: Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a contractual dispute
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