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CAS 2022/A/8679 Zamalek SC v. Al-Duhail SC, Ferjani Sassi

Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 27/03/2023

Why it matters

Zamalek SC v. Al-Duhail SC, Ferjani Sassi, 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

Zamalek SC v. Al-Duhail SC, Ferjani Sassi: a contractual dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 27/03/2023. The Court held that the appeal was partially upheld. The full award is available from CAS.

The detail

Parties: Zamalek SC v. Al-Duhail SC, Ferjani Sassi

Case number: CAS 2022/A/8679

Outcome: Partially Upheld

Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.

Issues in play: a contractual dispute

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