CAS 2019/A/6569 FC Würzburger Kickers AG v. Elia Soriano, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Korona Spolka Kielce
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 02/11/2020
Why it matters
FC Würzburger Kickers AG v. Elia Soriano, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Korona Spolka Kielce, a contractual 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 enforces contracts in sport, between clubs, players, agents or federations, applying the relevant regulations and Swiss law.
Summary
FC Würzburger Kickers AG v. Elia Soriano, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Korona Spolka Kielce: a contractual dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 02/11/2020. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: FC Würzburger Kickers AG v. Elia Soriano, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Korona Spolka Kielce
Case number: CAS 2019/A/6569
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a contractual dispute
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