CAS 2008/A/1625 Rodrigo Ribeiro Souto v. Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL), Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 19/02/2009
Why it matters
Rodrigo Ribeiro Souto v. Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL), Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), 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 dismissed. 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
Rodrigo Ribeiro Souto v. Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL), Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): an anti-doping case in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 19/02/2009. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Rodrigo Ribeiro Souto v. Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL), Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Case number: CAS 2008/A/1625
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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