CAS 2017/A/5460 Ivan Bolado Palacios v. Bulgarian Football Union (BFU), CSKA Sofia, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 14/05/2018
Why it matters
Ivan Bolado Palacios v. Bulgarian Football Union (BFU), CSKA Sofia, 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 CAS found it had no jurisdiction. 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
Ivan Bolado Palacios v. Bulgarian Football Union (BFU), CSKA Sofia, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): a disciplinary case in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 14/05/2018. The Court held that CAS found it had no jurisdiction. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Ivan Bolado Palacios v. Bulgarian Football Union (BFU), CSKA Sofia, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Case number: CAS 2017/A/5460
Outcome: Jurisdiction denied
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a disciplinary case
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