CAS 2022/A/9017 FC Zenit St. Petersburg, FC Dynamo Moscow, FC Sochi, CSKA Moscow, FC Krasnodar, FC Lokomotiv, FC Rostov, FC Rubin Kazan v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 13/01/2023
Why it matters
FC Zenit St. Petersburg, FC Dynamo Moscow, FC Sochi, CSKA Moscow, FC Krasnodar, FC Lokomotiv, FC Rostov, FC Rubin Kazan v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), a governance 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 resolves disputes over the governance of sport, the rules, elections and powers of federations.
Summary
FC Zenit St. Petersburg, FC Dynamo Moscow, FC Sochi, CSKA Moscow, FC Krasnodar, FC Lokomotiv, FC Rostov, FC Rubin Kazan v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): a governance dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 13/01/2023. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: FC Zenit St. Petersburg, FC Dynamo Moscow, FC Sochi, CSKA Moscow, FC Krasnodar, FC Lokomotiv, FC Rostov, FC Rubin Kazan v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Case number: CAS 2022/A/9017
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a governance dispute
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