CAS 2008/A/1494 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) v. Alessio Recchi, Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 30/04/2009
Why it matters
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) v. Alessio Recchi, Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC), an anti-doping case 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 shows how CAS applies the World Anti-Doping Code: the athlete bears a heavy burden to explain an adverse finding, and CAS reviews both the science and the sanction afresh.
Summary
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) v. Alessio Recchi, Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC): an anti-doping case in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 30/04/2009. The Court held that the appeal was upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) v. Alessio Recchi, Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC)
Case number: CAS 2008/A/1494
Outcome: Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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