CAS 2008/A/1622-1624 FC Schalke 04, SV Werder Bremen, FC Barcelona v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 02/10/2008
Why it matters
FC Schalke 04, SV Werder Bremen, FC Barcelona v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), an eligibility 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 shows how CAS balances a federation's rules on who may compete against the athlete's rights.
Summary
FC Schalke 04, SV Werder Bremen, FC Barcelona v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): an eligibility dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 02/10/2008. The Court held that the appeal was upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: FC Schalke 04, SV Werder Bremen, FC Barcelona v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Case number: CAS 2008/A/1622-1624
Outcome: Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an eligibility dispute
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