CAS 2014/A/3854 AFC Astra v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Nikola Michellini
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 27/08/2015
Why it matters
AFC Astra v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Nikola Michellini, a contractual 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 enforces contracts in sport, between clubs, players, agents or federations, applying the relevant regulations and Swiss law.
Summary
AFC Astra v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Nikola Michellini: a contractual dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 27/08/2015. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: AFC Astra v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Nikola Michellini
Case number: CAS 2014/A/3854
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a contractual dispute
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