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CAS 2016/A/4387 Delfino Pescara 1936 v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Royal Standard Liège

Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 08/07/2016

Why it matters

Delfino Pescara 1936 v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Royal Standard Liège, 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

Delfino Pescara 1936 v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Royal Standard Liège: a transfer dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 08/07/2016. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.

The detail

Parties: Delfino Pescara 1936 v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Royal Standard Liège

Case number: CAS 2016/A/4387

Outcome: Dismissed

Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.

Issues in play: a transfer dispute

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