CAS 2016/A/4416 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) v. Brian Fernandez, Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 08/07/2016
Why it matters
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) v. Brian Fernandez, Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL), an anti-doping 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 partially upheld. For a student, it shows how CAS applies the World Anti-Doping Code: the athlete bears a heavy burden to explain an adverse finding, and CAS reviews both the science and the sanction afresh.
Summary
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) v. Brian Fernandez, Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL): an anti-doping case in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 08/07/2016. The Court held that the appeal was partially upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) v. Brian Fernandez, Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL)
Case number: CAS 2016/A/4416
Outcome: Partially Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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