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CAS 2019/A/6515 (CAS football (FIFA appeals))

Why it matters

CAS 2019/A/6515, a football dispute decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on appeal from a FIFA decision. The Court held that a payment was ordered. 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

CAS 2019/A/6515 is a decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport on appeal from FIFA. The Court held that a payment was ordered. The full reasoning is in the award.

The detail

Parties: See the CAS record

Case number: CAS 2019/A/6515

Outcome: CAS award CAS 2019/A/6515. 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.

Read the full decision at Court of Arbitration for Sport (football, via FIFA) ↗

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