CAS 2019/A/6160
CAS football (FIFA appeals) · Football (FIFA / CAS) · Switzerland · 26 Jun 2020
Why it matters
Cristóbal Màrquez Crespo v. FC Karpaty Lviv & FIFA, a football dispute decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on appeal from a FIFA decision. The Court held that the decision under appeal was upheld. For a student, it shows how CAS sits as the final appeal from FIFA's judicial bodies, applying the FIFA regulations and Swiss law to disputes between players, clubs and federations.
Summary
Cristóbal Màrquez Crespo v. FC Karpaty Lviv & FIFA is a decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport on appeal from FIFA. The Court held that the decision under appeal was upheld. The full reasoning is in the award.
The detail
Parties: Cristóbal Màrquez Crespo v. FC Karpaty Lviv & FIFA
Case number: CAS 2019/A/6160
Outcome: CAS award CAS 2019/A/6160. See the original for the operative decision.
Applicable law: The CAS Code; the FIFA Regulations; Swiss law as the law of the seat.
Issues in play: A club's, player's or agent's rights against FIFA's regulations and decisions, on appeal to sport's supreme tribunal.
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