CAS 2015/A/4232 Al Gharafa S.C. v. FC Steaua Bucuresti, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 14/06/2016
Why it matters
Al Gharafa S.C. v. FC Steaua Bucuresti, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), a disciplinary case 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 shows how CAS reviews disciplinary sanctions imposed by a federation, checking both the finding and the proportionality of the penalty.
Summary
Al Gharafa S.C. v. FC Steaua Bucuresti, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): a disciplinary case in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 14/06/2016. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Al Gharafa S.C. v. FC Steaua Bucuresti, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Case number: CAS 2015/A/4232
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a disciplinary case
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