CAS 2014/A/3858 Beijing Guoan FC v. André Luiz Barreto Silva Lima, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Vitória S/A
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 05/08/2015
Why it matters
Beijing Guoan FC v. André Luiz Barreto Silva Lima, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Vitória S/A, 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 partially upheld. 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
Beijing Guoan FC v. André Luiz Barreto Silva Lima, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Vitória S/A: a contractual dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 05/08/2015. The Court held that the appeal was partially upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Beijing Guoan FC v. André Luiz Barreto Silva Lima, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Vitória S/A
Case number: CAS 2014/A/3858
Outcome: Partially Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a contractual dispute
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