CAS 2012/A/2862-O FC Girondins de Bordeaux v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 20/08/2012
Why it matters
FC Girondins de Bordeaux v. 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 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 Girondins de Bordeaux v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): a transfer dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 20/08/2012. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: FC Girondins de Bordeaux v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Case number: CAS 2012/A/2862-O
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a transfer dispute
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