CAS 2020/A/7012 Besiktas JK v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), José Maria Gutierrez Hernandez
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 30/04/2021
Why it matters
Besiktas JK v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), José Maria Gutierrez Hernandez, 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 partially upheld. 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
Besiktas JK v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), José Maria Gutierrez Hernandez: a contractual dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 30/04/2021. The Court held that the appeal was partially upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Besiktas JK v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), José Maria Gutierrez Hernandez
Case number: CAS 2020/A/7012
Outcome: Partially Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a contractual dispute
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