CAS 2020/A/7331 FC Drita v. Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 07/10/2020
Why it matters
FC Drita v. Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), an eligibility 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 shows how CAS balances a federation's rules on who may compete against the athlete's rights.
Summary
FC Drita v. Union of European Football Associations (UEFA): an eligibility dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 07/10/2020. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: FC Drita v. Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)
Case number: CAS 2020/A/7331
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an eligibility dispute
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