CAS 2017/A/4994 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube v. C.A. Atenas
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 11/07/2017
Why it matters
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube v. C.A. Atenas, 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
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube v. C.A. Atenas: a transfer dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 11/07/2017. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Cruzeiro Esporte Clube v. C.A. Atenas
Case number: CAS 2017/A/4994
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a transfer dispute
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