CAS 2022/A/9334 Jakub Swierczok v. Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 27/03/2023
Why it matters
Jakub Swierczok v. Asian Football Confederation (AFC), an anti-doping case in football decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. For a student, it shows how CAS applies the World Anti-Doping Code: the athlete bears a heavy burden to explain an adverse finding, and CAS reviews both the science and the sanction afresh.
Summary
Jakub Swierczok v. Asian Football Confederation (AFC): an anti-doping case in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 27/03/2023. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Jakub Swierczok v. Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
Case number: CAS 2022/A/9334
Outcome: See the award.
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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