CAS 2010/A/2071 Irish Football Association (IFA) v. Daniel Kearns, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Football Association of Ireland (FAI)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 29/09/2010
Why it matters
Irish Football Association (IFA) v. Daniel Kearns, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Football Association of Ireland (FAI), 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 dismissed. For a student, it shows how CAS balances a federation's rules on who may compete against the athlete's rights.
Summary
Irish Football Association (IFA) v. Daniel Kearns, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Football Association of Ireland (FAI): an eligibility dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 29/09/2010. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Irish Football Association (IFA) v. Daniel Kearns, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Football Association of Ireland (FAI)
Case number: CAS 2010/A/2071
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an eligibility dispute
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