CAS 2021/A/8061 Association Sporting Club Bastiais, SCIC Sporting Club Bastia v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), RCD Espanyol de Barcelona SAD
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 25/04/2023
Why it matters
Association Sporting Club Bastiais, SCIC Sporting Club Bastia v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), RCD Espanyol de Barcelona SAD, a disciplinary case 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 reviews disciplinary sanctions imposed by a federation, checking both the finding and the proportionality of the penalty.
Summary
Association Sporting Club Bastiais, SCIC Sporting Club Bastia v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), RCD Espanyol de Barcelona SAD: a disciplinary case in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 25/04/2023. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Association Sporting Club Bastiais, SCIC Sporting Club Bastia v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), RCD Espanyol de Barcelona SAD
Case number: CAS 2021/A/8061
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a disciplinary case
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