CAS 2015/A/4193 Guyana Football Federation (GFF) v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), St. Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation (SVGFF)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 05/01/2016
Why it matters
Guyana Football Federation (GFF) v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), St. Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation (SVGFF), 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 held inadmissible. For a student, it shows how CAS balances a federation's rules on who may compete against the athlete's rights.
Summary
Guyana Football Federation (GFF) v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), St. Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation (SVGFF): an eligibility dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 05/01/2016. The Court held that the appeal was held inadmissible. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Guyana Football Federation (GFF) v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), St. Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation (SVGFF)
Case number: CAS 2015/A/4193
Outcome: Inadmissible
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an eligibility dispute
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