CAS 2011/A/2562 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) v. Federacion Venezolona de Futbol (FVF), José Javier Villafraz Quintero
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 19/04/2012
Why it matters
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) v. Federacion Venezolona de Futbol (FVF), José Javier Villafraz Quintero, 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 upheld. 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
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) v. Federacion Venezolona de Futbol (FVF), José Javier Villafraz Quintero: an anti-doping case in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 19/04/2012. The Court held that the appeal was upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) v. Federacion Venezolona de Futbol (FVF), José Javier Villafraz Quintero
Case number: CAS 2011/A/2562
Outcome: Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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