CAS 2012/A/2754 U.C. Sampdoria SpA v. Club San Lorenzo de Almagro, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 08/02/2013
Why it matters
U.C. Sampdoria SpA v. Club San Lorenzo de Almagro, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), 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 upheld. 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
U.C. Sampdoria SpA v. Club San Lorenzo de Almagro, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): a transfer dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 08/02/2013. The Court held that the appeal was upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: U.C. Sampdoria SpA v. Club San Lorenzo de Almagro, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Case number: CAS 2012/A/2754
Outcome: Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a transfer dispute
Read the full decision at Court of Arbitration for Sport ↗
Locus Standi links to the source decision and publishes its own plain-language summary. It does not reproduce the text of the award.