CAS 2012/A/2852 S.C.S Fotbal Club CFR 1907 Cluj S.A., Manuel Ferreira de Sousa Ricardo, Mario Jorge Quintas Felgueiras v. Romanian Football Federation (RFF)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 28/06/2013
Why it matters
S.C.S Fotbal Club CFR 1907 Cluj S.A., Manuel Ferreira de Sousa Ricardo, Mario Jorge Quintas Felgueiras v. Romanian Football Federation (RFF), 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 upheld. For a student, it shows how CAS balances a federation's rules on who may compete against the athlete's rights.
Summary
S.C.S Fotbal Club CFR 1907 Cluj S.A., Manuel Ferreira de Sousa Ricardo, Mario Jorge Quintas Felgueiras v. Romanian Football Federation (RFF): an eligibility dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 28/06/2013. The Court held that the appeal was upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: S.C.S Fotbal Club CFR 1907 Cluj S.A., Manuel Ferreira de Sousa Ricardo, Mario Jorge Quintas Felgueiras v. Romanian Football Federation (RFF)
Case number: CAS 2012/A/2852
Outcome: Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an eligibility dispute
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