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CAS 2008/A/1571 Nusaybindemir SC v. Sirnak SC, Turkish Football Federation (TFF)

Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 15/12/2008

Why it matters

Nusaybindemir SC v. Sirnak SC, Turkish Football Federation (TFF), a disciplinary case 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 shows how CAS reviews disciplinary sanctions imposed by a federation, checking both the finding and the proportionality of the penalty.

Summary

Nusaybindemir SC v. Sirnak SC, Turkish Football Federation (TFF): a disciplinary case in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 15/12/2008. The Court held that CAS found it had no jurisdiction. The full award is available from CAS.

The detail

Parties: Nusaybindemir SC v. Sirnak SC, Turkish Football Federation (TFF)

Case number: CAS 2008/A/1571

Outcome: Jurisdiction denied

Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.

Issues in play: a disciplinary case

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