CAS 2008/A/1503 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, Sao Paulo FC, Fluminense FC, Santos FC, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube v. Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 07/04/2008
Why it matters
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, Sao Paulo FC, Fluminense FC, Santos FC, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube v. Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL), a sports dispute in football decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. The Court held that CAS found it had no jurisdiction. For a student, it is an example of how CAS resolves disputes as the final tribunal of world sport, applying the relevant federation rules and Swiss law.
Summary
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, Sao Paulo FC, Fluminense FC, Santos FC, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube v. Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL): a sports dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 07/04/2008. The Court held that CAS found it had no jurisdiction. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, Sao Paulo FC, Fluminense FC, Santos FC, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube v. Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL)
Case number: CAS 2008/A/1503
Outcome: Jurisdiction denied
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a sports dispute
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