CAS 2022/A/8960 Pyramids FC v. Cristian Benavente Bristol, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 06/09/2023
Why it matters
Pyramids FC v. Cristian Benavente Bristol, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), 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
Pyramids FC v. Cristian Benavente Bristol, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): a contractual dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 06/09/2023. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Pyramids FC v. Cristian Benavente Bristol, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Case number: CAS 2022/A/8960
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a contractual dispute
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