CAS 2011/A/2478 FC Lokomotiv v. FC Rostov, Rostov Regional Public Organization Football Federation (RRPOFF), Russian Football Premier League (RFPL), Russian Football Union (RFU)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 11/05/2012
Why it matters
FC Lokomotiv v. FC Rostov, Rostov Regional Public Organization Football Federation (RRPOFF), Russian Football Premier League (RFPL), Russian Football Union (RFU), a transfer 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 is a worked example of how CAS and the FIFA regulations govern player transfers, training compensation and the stability of contracts.
Summary
FC Lokomotiv v. FC Rostov, Rostov Regional Public Organization Football Federation (RRPOFF), Russian Football Premier League (RFPL), Russian Football Union (RFU): a transfer dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 11/05/2012. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: FC Lokomotiv v. FC Rostov, Rostov Regional Public Organization Football Federation (RRPOFF), Russian Football Premier League (RFPL), Russian Football Union (RFU)
Case number: CAS 2011/A/2478
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a transfer dispute
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