CAS 2008/A/1633 FC Schalke 04 v. Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 16/12/2008
Why it matters
FC Schalke 04 v. Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF), 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 held inadmissible. 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 v. Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF): an eligibility dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 16/12/2008. The Court held that the appeal was held inadmissible. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: FC Schalke 04 v. Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF)
Case number: CAS 2008/A/1633
Outcome: Inadmissible
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an eligibility dispute
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