CAS 2023/A/9669
CAS football (FIFA appeals) · Football (FIFA / CAS) · Switzerland
Why it matters
West Ham United Football Club v. PFC CSKA & FIFA, a football dispute decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on appeal from a FIFA decision. The Court held that the decision under appeal was upheld. For a student, it shows how CAS sits as the final appeal from FIFA's judicial bodies, applying the FIFA regulations and Swiss law to disputes between players, clubs and federations.
Summary
West Ham United Football Club v. PFC CSKA & FIFA is a decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport on appeal from FIFA. The Court held that the decision under appeal was upheld. The full reasoning is in the award.
The detail
Parties: West Ham United Football Club v. PFC CSKA & FIFA
Case number: CAS 2023/A/9669
Outcome: CAS award CAS 2023/A/9669. See the original for the operative decision.
Applicable law: The CAS Code; the FIFA Regulations; Swiss law as the law of the seat.
Issues in play: A club's, player's or agent's rights against FIFA's regulations and decisions, on appeal to sport's supreme tribunal.
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