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International and European Sports Law – Monthly Report – July 2016 - By Marine Montejo

Editor’s note: This report compiles all relevant news, events and materials on International and European Sports Law based on the daily coverage provided on our twitter feed @Sportslaw_asser. You are invited to complete this survey via the comments section below, feel free to add links to important cases, documents and articles we have overlooked. 

The Headlines

The McLaren Report on Russia’s State Doping System

It is difficult not to start this monthly report without referring to the never-ending Russian doping investigation that is shaking the sporting world. On 18 July, the independent investigation on Sochi 2014 winter Olympics led by Prof. McLaren, a Canadian law professor, and requested by the World Anti-Doping Agency (“WADA”), released its report. It confirmed evidence of widespread, State-sponsored doping in Russian sports and called for a full ban on the country from the next Rio Olympics. In response to the report, the International Olympic Committee (“IOC”) vowed to take the “toughest sanctions available”. However, and despite the race against time in the run-up to Rio 2016, the IOC delayed its decision for several days amid a WADA statement and several press articles calling for a ban of Russia from Rio Olympics. Meanwhile, it did open an investigation against Russia’s sports minister, Vitaly Mutko, the head official who allegedly supervised the overall doping cover up and explored all possible legal actions against Russia. On 21 July, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (“CAS”) rejected the appeal of the Russian Olympic Committee and 68 Russian athletes against the International Association of Athletics Federations (“IAAF”) decisions to suspend All Russia Athletics Federation (ARAF) from IAAF membership given the evidence of a state-sponsored doping system. As a consequence, Russian track and field athletes were also banned from Rio 2016 Olympics. With the IAAF welcoming this decision, one could think that nothing was standing in the way of a full Olympic ban for all Russian athletes. While some Russian athletes announced that they would appeal the CAS award to the Swiss Federal Court. Yelena Isinbayeva, the banned pole vault champion, even took it a step further by claiming that she would challenge the IAAF decision as far as the European Court of Human Rights. Yet, it is very improbable that any of these challenges be decided in time for the Rio Games.

On 24 July, the IOC Executive Board finally handed out its decision on the question of the participation of Russian athletes to the Rio Olympics. The decision left no one satisfied,  least of all WADA. In a nutshell, the IOC passed the buck to international federations by deciding that the evidence uncovered by the report is not sufficient to adopt a general ban of the Russian Olympic Committee. Instead, it is for every international sports federation to judge on a case-by-case fashion whether a Russian athlete is eligible to be qualified for the Olympics. Sports governing bodies have to decide following two criteria, namely whether the athlete was previously controlled by laboratories situated outside of Russia and whether he/she was never convicted of anti-doping breach in his/her career. The International swimming federation (“FINA”), for example, decided to ban seven swimmers, some of them have already announced their intention to appeal before CAS. And this is just the beginning. The IOC decision not to decide has been highly criticized (see for example here and here), but it is probably the IOC Olympic ban on Yulia Stepanova, the Russian whistle-blower through whom the scandal emerged, that was criticized the most. A global online petition was set up to draw attention to her case and athletes from around the world launched a crowdfunding appeal. For more information on this sprawling case you can read our blog.

The CAS before German courts

The next very salient sports law issue of the month is the ongoing challenges against CAS awards and their enforcement in Germany. Early July, Claudia Pechstein announced that she would be challenging BGH ruling in front of the German constitutional Court around two main arguments, namely, the access to justice and the freedom to exercise her profession. On 7 June the highest German civil court ruled that CAS was sufficiently independent and that an arbitration agreement in favour of CAS was legal under German civil and competition law (see our blog). CAS swiftly published an English version of the judgment (though we are still waiting for the official translation of the previous OLG München decision) that you can find here. Another important case, but this time concerning the application of EU free movement law in the framework of the enforcement of a CAS award, is the BGH ruling in the SV Wilhemshaven case. The BGH announced early July that it would release its judgment on 27 September. As a quick reminder, this case is concerning an Argentinian-Italian football player transferred to a German club. The latter is refusing to pay training compensations imposed by the FIFA Regulations for the Status and Transfer of Players and challenged the enforceability of the CAS award in this case (see our blog).

EU Commission State Aid Decisions

The other big sports law story of this month was the long awaited European Commission decisions on State aid granted in favour of Spanish professional football clubs. The Commission decided that public support measures granted by Spain to seven football clubs gave those clubs an unfair advantage leading to distorted competition and, as a consequence, the amounts at stake have to be recovered (i.e.: for example, Real Madrid - €18.4 million and FC Valencia - €20.4 million). For a full commentary on the “Spanish recovery decisions” see our blog. On the exact same day, the European Commission also cleared municipal support measures for five professional football clubs in the Netherlands (FC Den Bosch, MVV Maastricht, NEC Nijmegen, PSV Eindhoven, and Willem II in Tilburg). In the case of PSV, the Commission determined that the municipality’s purchase of the land on which the PSV stadium stands, and the subsequent lease-back agreement, was in line with the so-called “Market Economy Investor Principle”. The measure, therefore, did not constitute State aid. The remaining Dutch football clubs did receive State aid, according to the Commission. However, these measures were granted in accordance with the Community Guidelines on State aid for rescue and restructuring firms in difficulty, and were consequently regarded as compatible State aid. Notwithstanding these eight State aid decisions, it also became apparent that the Commission does not foresee other State aid investigations on EU football clubs at this point.

 

Case law

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (“CAS”) released two decisions on Rio 2016 selections. The first one concerns Australian trap shooter Mitchell Iles (CAS A1/2016) challenging the Australian men’s trap shooting selection for Rio 2016 and, ultimately, his non-selection. The arbitrator has found that the Appeals Tribunal of Shooting Australia rejecting the athlete’s appeal had erred in a question of law. CAS upheld the appeal, set aside the decision taken by the Appeals Tribunal of Shooting Australia, and referred the case of Mitchell Iles back to Shooting Australia.

In the second case CAS has upheld a request for provisional measures filed by Korean swimmer Tae Hwan Park. The swimmer was sanctioned by FINA for an anti-doping breach (sanction that ended on 2 March), but was prevented from participating in Rio 2016 by Korean Sport and Olympic Committee regulations imposing a three-year ban from national teams after the completion of a doping sanction. CAS ruled that Tae Hwan Park is eligible for selection for the Korean national team for Rio 2016.

CAS also delivered its award concerning Norwegian cross country skier Martin Johnsrud (CAS 2015/A/4233). The International Ski Federation’s (“FIS”) Doping panel did not sanction the skier after two in-competition doping controls that revealed levels exceeding the applicable limits for salbutamol. The WADA referred the case to CAS. The arbitrators found that use of a substance beyond the applicable limit without a Therapeutic Use Exemption was a breach of anti-doping rules. They sanctioned the skier with a two-month period of ineligibility and disqualification for the competitions concerned as there were medical justifications in that case.

 

Official Documents and Press Releases


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Football

Doping

Match-fixing

Olympics 

 

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Asser International Sports Law Blog | The International Sports Law Digest – Issue II – July-December 2014

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Our International Sports Law Diary
The Asser International Sports Law Centre is part of the T.M.C. Asser Instituut

The International Sports Law Digest – Issue II – July-December 2014

I. Literature


1. Antitrust/Competition Law and Sport

G Basnier, ‘Sports and competition law: the case of the salary cap in New Zealand rugby union’, (2014) 14 The International Sports Law Journal 3-4, p.155

R Craven, ‘Football and State aid: too important to fail?’ (2014) 14 The International Sports Law Journal 3-4, p.205

R Craven, ‘State Aid and Sports Stadiums: EU Sports Policy or Deference to Professional Football (2014) 35 European Competition Law Review Issue 9, 453


2. Intellectual Property Rights in Sports law / Betting rights/ Spectators’ rights/ Sponsorship Agreements

Books

W T Champion and K DWillis, Intellectual property law in the sports and entertainment industries (Santa Barbara, California; Denver, Colorado; Oxford, England: Praeger 2014)

J-M Marmayou and F Rizzo, Les contrats de sponsoring sportif (Lextenso éditions 2014) 


Articles

M Bambaci, ‘Algunas consideraciones sobre la inclusión de la liga Argentina de fútbol en los videojuegos. A propósito de la aparición de jugadores aficionados y la explotación comercial de su imagen’ (2014) Revista de Derecho del Deporte Número 8

A L Dias Pereira, ‘Media rights and online betting in football matches under Portuguese law’ (2014)14 The International Sports Law Journal 3-4, p.167

M M García Caba, ‘A propósito de la reciente jurisprudencia comunitaria sobre los derechos audiovisuales futbolísticos: ¿hacia una reinterpretación del interés general del fútbol Español?’ (2014), 511

D A Heitner and AWilmot, ‘Score a Touchdown, Kiss Your Tattoo, and Get Sued for Copyright Infringement?’ (2014) 21 Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal Issue 2, 299

S N Horner, ‘DMCA: Professional Sports Leagues' Answer to Protecting Their Broadcasting Rights Against Illegal Streaming’ (2014) 24 Marquette Sports Law Review Issue 2, 435

A Lelyukhin, ‘The European Court of Justice (ECJ) confirmed Member States’ discretion to determine free to view sporting events. Note on Case T-385/07, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) v European Commission, Judgement of General Court (Seventh Chamber), 17 February 2011’ (2014) 6 Sport& EU Review Issue 2, 14 (Upcoming)

J T Wendt and P C Young, ‘Protecting spectator rights: reflections on the General Law of the Cup’ (2014) 14 The International Sports Law Journal 3-4, p.179


 3. Labour Law and Sport/Free movement law in Sport/Players’ Agents 

Books-Bulletins

M Colucci and F Hendrickx, ‘Regulating employment relationships in professional football’, Michele Colucci and Frank Hendrickx (eds.) European Sports Law and Policy Bulletin Issue 1-2014

S Weatherill, European sports law: collected papers (The Hague, The Netherlands: T.M.C. Asser Press 2014) 


Articles

A Brandt and others ‘An Inside Look at the World of Agents: Past Present, and Future: Panels 1 & 3’ (2014) 21 Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal Issue 2, 259

C Daugherty Rasnic and R Resch, ‘Missing the puck at the bargaining table: the 2012–2013 National Hockey League labor dispute with some comparisons to European law’ (2014) 14 The International Sports Law Journal 3-4, p.192 

S Davidson and M Štefko, ‘Institutionalised Exploitation of U.S. College Basketball and Football Players: A Case for Protection of Employees’ Rights’ (2014) (Forthcoming)

P Disseldorp, ‘De jeugd heeft de toekomst? Over de houdbaarheid van UEFA’s home grown player rule naar Europees recht’ (2014) Tijdschrift voor Sport & Recht (TvS&R) Issue 2

T Martin, ‘The case against strengthening the home grown player rule’ (2014) African Sports Law and Business Bulletin Issue 2/2014, 51


4. Corruption in Sport 

E Barak and D Koolaard, ‘Match-fixing. The aftermath of Pobeda – what have the past four years brought us?’ (2014) TAS/CAS Bulletin 1/2014, 5

L Colantuoni, ‘Match-fixing in international sports: recent issues and TAS/CAS cases’ Papers from 19th IASL Congress, Bali 2013 (2014) 10 International Sports Law Review (ISLR), Pandektis Issues 3-4

A Di Giandomenico, ‘Toward a European regulation on sports fraud? Legal criticalities’ Papers from 19th IASL Congress, Bali 2013 (2014) 10 International Sports Law Review (ISLR), Pandektis Issues 3-4

M Kudzai Chiweshe, ‘The problem with African football: Corruption and the (under development of the game on the continent’ (2014) African Sports Law and Business Bulletin Issue 2/2014, 27

C Ordway, ‘Why this Australian supported Germany to win the World Cup’ (2014) 6 Sport& EU Review Issue 2, 6 (Upcoming)

J Tsabora, ‘Cleansing the game: mapping and tackling state-induced corruption trends in African football’ (2014) African Sports Law and Business Bulletin Issue 2/2014, 13  


5. Doping

N Ayanda Majozi, ‘Doping, are there only a few good apples in the barrel?’ (2014) African Sports Law and Business Bulletin Issue 2/2014, 41

A Duval, ‘Cocaine, doping and the court of arbitration for sport’ (December 2014) The International Sports Law Journal (available online)

A Nemes, ‘What did the Lance Armstrong case teach to the world’s doping controllers?’ Papers from 19th IASL Congress, Bali 2013 (2014) 10 International Sports Law Review (ISLR), Pandektis Issues 3-4

A Olmeda and J  Rodriguez García, ‘El código mundial antidopaje 2015’ (2014) Revista Aranzadi de derecho de deporte y entretenimiento, 289

E de La Rochefoucauld, ‘WADA Code Review Summary’ (2014) TAS/CAS Bulletin 1/2014, 36

J Viejo, ‘El caso de Marta Domínguez: el pasaporte biológico’ (2014) Revista Aranzadi de derecho de deporte y entretenimiento, 247

J T Wendt, ‘Toward harmonization in anti-doping regulation in equestrian sport’ (2014) 10 International Sports Law Review (ISLR), Pandektis Issues 3-4

E Atienza-Macias, ‘Doping and health protection: A review of the current situation in the Spanish legislation’ (2014) 10 International Sports Law Review (ISLR), Pandektis Issues 3-4


6. Human Rights in Sport

F Faut, ‘The prohibition of political statements by athletes and its consistency with Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights: speech is silver, silence is gold?’ (2014) 14 The International Sports Law Journal 3-4, p. 253

T Galaz, ‘Bargaining for the Next Gay Player: How Can Jason Collins Help to Develop the National Basketball Association into a More Inclusive Workplace?’ (2014) 21 Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal Issue 2, 461

J Liljeblad, ‘Foucault, justice, and athletes with prosthetics: the 2008 CAS Arbitration Report on Oscar Pistorius’ (December 2014)

M Noland and K Stahler, ‘What Goes into a Medal: Women's Inclusion and Success at the Olympic Games’ (2014) (Forthcoming)

O A Shevchenko, ‘Role of human rights and decent work in sports’ Papers from 19th IASL Congress, Bali 2013 (2014) 10 International Sports Law Review (ISLR), Pandektis Issues 3-4 


7. Sports Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

I Blackshaw, ‘Settling Sports Disputes by CAS Mediation’ (2014) TAS/CAS Bulletin 1/2014, 25

L Beffa and O Ducrey, ‘Review of the 2012 Case Law of the Swiss Federal Tribunal Concerning Sports Arbitration’ (2014) Causa Sport : die Sport-Zeitschrift für nationales und internationales Recht sowie für Wirtschaft Issue 1, 3

L Beffa and O Ducrey, ‘Review of the 2013 Case Law of the Swiss Federal Tribunal Concerning Sports Arbitration’ (2014) Causa Sport : die Sport-Zeitschrift für nationales und internationales Recht sowie für Wirtschaft Issue 3, 212

M Duthie, ‘Experience of a sports lawyer in mediation’ (2014) TAS/CAS Bulletin 1/2014, 31

M Grabowski, ‘Both Sides Win: Why Using Mediation Would Improve Pro Sports’ (2014) 5 The Harvard Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law (JSEL) Number 2, 190

D Mavromati, ‘The Panel’s right to exclude evidence based on Article R57 para. 3 CAS Code: a limit to CAS’ full power of review?’ (2014) TAS/CAS Bulletin 1/2014, 48

G von Segesser, Schellenberg Wittmer, ‘Admitting illegally obtained evidence in CAS proceedings – Swiss Federal Supreme Court Shows Match-Fixing the Red Card’  Kluwer Arbitration Blog (17 October 2014) 


Book Reviews

A Duval, ‘The “Swiss Army Knife” of CAS arbitration’ (November 2014) The International Sports Law Journal (available online)


8. Lex Sportiva/ Sports Governance

B Barquero, ‘Fundamentos a favor de una postura amplia en torno a la operatividad del fuero de atracción en la Ley de Salvataje de Entidades Deportivas en Crisis’ (2014) Revista de Derecho del Deporte Número 8

A Brand, ‘Changes and Challenges of Sports Policy in Europe – Sport & EU Conference Report’ (2014) 6 Sport& EU Review Issue 2, 28 (Upcoming)

M E Boyd, ‘Riding the Bench – A Look at Sports Metaphors in Judicial Opinions’(2014) 5 The Harvard Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law (JSEL) Number 2, 245

S Boyes, ‘Sports Law: Its History and Growth and the Development of Key Sources’ (2013) 21 Sport & Law Journal Issue 3

J de Dios Crespo and S Santorcuato, ‘The union of European football associations (“UEFA”) financial fair play’ (2014) African Sports Law and Business Bulletin Issue 2/2014, 56

C Pérez González, ‘Crónica sobre cuestiones relativas al derecho internacional y de la Unión Europea del deporte.’ (2014) Revista Aranzadi de derecho de deporte y entretenimiento, 549

N Grow, ‘Regulating Professional Sports Leagues’ (2015) 72 Washington and Lee Law Review (Forthcoming)

V Kapogianni, ‘The cornerstone of the frontierless sports law’ (2014) 10 International Sports Law Review (ISLR), Pandektis Issues 3-4

T Meakin, ‘The evolving legal issues on Rugby Neuro-trauma’ (2013) 21 Sport & Law Journal Issue 3

D P Panagiotopoulos, ‘General principles of law in international sports activities and lex sportiva’ Papers from 19th IASL Congress, Bali 2013 (2014) 10 International Sports Law Review (ISLR), Pandektis Issues 3-4

I V Ponkin and A I Ponkina, ‘On correlation of lex sportiva and sports law’ Papers from 19th IASL Congress, Bali 2013 (2014) 10 International Sports Law Review (ISLR), Pandektis Issues 3-4

A A Solovyev, ‘The sports laws systematization models’ Papers from 19th IASL Congress, Bali 2013 (2014) 10 International Sports Law Review (ISLR), Pandektis Issues 3-4

K Vieweg, ‘Lex sportiva and the fairness principle’ Papers from 19th IASL Congress, Bali 2013 (2014) 10 International Sports Law Review (ISLR), Pandektis Issues 3-4

H Xiang, ‘Reflections on several basic issues of sports law concepts’ Papers from 19th IASL Congress, Bali 2013 (2014) 10 International Sports Law Review (ISLR), Pandektis Issues 3-4


9. Domestic Sports Law Issues

Articles

J Anderson, ‘Village greens, commons land and the emergence of sports law in the UK’ (2014) 14 The International Sports Law Journal 3-4, p. 218

F Colin, ‘La confirmation de l’intérêt généralement limité de l’exercice du recours en rectification d’erreur matérielle devant le Conseil d’État, appliqué en droit du sport Note sous CE, 5 mars 2014’ (2014) 36 CDS, 64

F Dousset and Elodie Brunner, ‘La rémunération accessoire : un élément d’appréciation du contrat de travail ? Note sous CA Toulouse, ch. soc. 4, sect.1, 15 mai 2014’ (2014) 36 CDS, 89

N Grossman, ‘What is the NBA?’ (2015)  25 Marquette Sports Law Review, Marquette Law School Legal Studies Paper No. 14-27 (Forthcoming)

M M Heekin and B W Burton, ‘Bias in the College Football Playoff Selection Process: If the Devil is in the Details, That's Where Salvation May Be Found’ (2014) 24 Marquette Sports Law Review Issue 2, 335

C Hinson, ‘Assessing the Scope of State University Sovereign Immunity: A Commentary on the Vexing Dispute over UCF Athletics Association, Inc.’ (2014) 24 Marquette Sports Law Review Issue 2, 419

J T Holden, ‘North American sports leagues and gambling policy: a comparative analysis’ (2014) 14 The International Sports Law Journal 3-4, p. 242

Mgr. M Kralik, ‘Civil liability of sports participants in the Czech Republic’ (2014) 10 International Sports Law Review (ISLR), Pandektis Issues 3-4

S Martin, ‘La limite des pouvoirs disciplinaires d’une fédération sportive Note sous CE, 28 avril 2014’ (2014) 36 CDS, 165

K C Omuojine, ‘Dispute Resolution in Nigerian football: the need for a national dispute resolution chamber’ (2014) African Sports Law and Business Bulletin Issue 2/2014, 20 

N Partington, ‘Legal liability of coaches: a UK perspective’ (2014) 14 The International Sports Law Journal 3-4, p.232

G Rabu, ‘L’impact de la loi relative à la consommation dans le sport’(2014) 36 CDS, 15

G Rabu, ‘L’illicéité de l’interdiction conventionnelle du recours au contrat à durée indéterminée Note sous Cass. soc., 2 avril 2014’ (2014) 36 CDS, 95

G Rabu, ‘La négociation des contrats de cession de droits TV soumise au droit des pratiques restrictives de concurrence Note sous Cass. com., 20 mai 2014’ (2014) 36 CDS, 183

F Razano, ‘Keeping Sport out of the courts: the national soccer league dispute resolution chamber- a model for sports dispute resolution in South Africa and Africa’ (2014) African Sports Law and Business Bulletin Issue 2/2014, 2

F Razano and F Majani, ‘Club licensing in African football- are we there yet?’ (2014) African Sports Law and Business Bulletin Issue 2/2014, 34

L Richard, ‘La disposition qui soumet le joueur à des indemnités de rupture prohibitives est contraire à la Constitution belge Note sous Cour du travail d’Anvers, 6 mai 2014’ (2014) 36 CDS, 102

J Wolohan, ‘Sports betting in the United States: Past, Present and Future’ Papers from 19th IASL Congress, Bali 2013 (2014) 10 International Sports Law Review (ISLR), Pandektis Issues 3-4

W Xiaoping, ‘The consideration of revision of Chinese sports law a tentative analysis on proposals to legislation of professional sport’ Papers from 19th IASL Congress, Bali 2013 (2014) 10 International Sports Law Review (ISLR), Pandektis Issues 3-4

R Yavner, ‘Minor League Baseball and the Competitive Balance: Examining the Effects of Baseball’s Antitrust Exemption’ (2014) 5 The Harvard Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law (JSEL) Number 2, 266

 T Yong, ‘The concept of sports law in China’ Papers from 19th IASL Congress, Bali 2013 (2014) 10 International Sports Law Review (ISLR), Pandektis Issues 3-4  


10. Olympic Games

V Postlethwaite, ‘Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and the controversy of the Russian Propaganda Laws: is the IOC buckling under the pressure of its own incoherence in thought?’ (2014) 14 The International Sports Law Journal 3-4, p. 264


Book Reviews

K L Jones, ‘Adam Lewis QC and Jonathan Taylor: Sports: Law and Practice (2014) 14 The International Sports Law Journal 3-4, p.275 



II. Recent Developments in European Sports Law 


A. EU Press Releases

New milestone in the fight against match-fixing (Brussels 18 September 2014) 

Taxation: Commission refers The Netherlands to the Court over VAT exemption for water sport activities (Brussels 25 September 2014)

Studies on betting-related match-fixing now available (Brussels 17  September 2014) : 1)EAC/16/2013 Study on risk assessment and management and prevention of conflicts of interest in the prevention and fight against betting-related match fixing in the EU 28 (T.M.C. Asser Instituut / Asser International Sports Law Centre, July 2014) and 2) Study on the sharing of information and reporting of suspicious sports betting activity in the EU 28 (Oxford Research and VU Amsterdam) 


B. Council of Europe Conventions

Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions (adopted on 9 July 2014 and opened for signatures on 18 September 2014)


C. EU Commission Decisions

C (2014)7378, Commission decision adopting the arrangement for cooperation between the European Commission and UEFA (Brussels 14 October 2014) http://ec.europa.eu/sport/news/2014/docs/uefa2014_en.pdf


D. UN Resolution

Resolution A/69/L.5 of 16 October 2014 on Sport for Development and Peace http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/69/l.5.



III. Case Law


1. TAS/CAS

CAS 2014/A/3630 Dirk de Ridder v. International Sailing Federation (ISAF)

CAS 2014/A/3665/3666/3667 Luis Suarez / FC Barcelona / Uruguayan Football Association / FIFA 

CAS 2014/A/3518 Zamalek Sporting Club v. Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club

CAS AG 14/03 Tai Cheau Xuen v. Olympic Council of Asia

CAS 2014/A/3516 George Yerolimpos v. World Karate Federation

CAS AG 14/02 Pg Mohammed Nasir Pg Anak Jaafar v. Brunei Darussaalam National Olympic Council

CAS AG 14/01 Rahul Kumar & Saket Wali v. ASF & OCA & WSF

CAS 2014/A/3694 Roman Kreuziger v. UCI

CAS 2013/A/3417 FC Metz v. NK Nafta Lendava

CAS 2013/A/3389 Virach Chanpanich v. The Football Association of Thailand

TAS 2014/A/3475 Charline Van Snick c. Fédération Internationale de Judo (FIJ) (Doping)

CAS 2013/A/3062 Kevin Sammut v. UEFA


2. FIFA Dispute Resolution System 

Labour Disputes

Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber, Club K, from country A v. Player Q, from country P (30 July 2014)

Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber, Club S, from country A v. Player P, from country A and Club B, from country T (30 July 2014)

Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber, Player D, from country R v. Club X, from country T and Club Y, from country T as intervening party (30 July 2014)

Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber, Player P, from country X v. Club Y, from country S (30 July 2014)

Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber, Player W, from country T v. Club A, from country U (30 July 2014)

Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber, Player R, from country E v. Club C, from country M and Club W, from country G as intervening party (30 July 2014)

Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber Judge, Player R, from country B v. Club A, from country R (27 August 2014)

Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber Judge, Player R, from country T v. Club A, from country L (27 August 2014)

Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber, Player G, from country N v. Club I, from country E (20 August 2014)

Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber Judge, Player B, from country G v. Club F, from country C (27 August 2014)

Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber Judge, Player B, from country H v. Club Z, from country I (27 August 2014)

Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber, Player J, from country U v. Club S, from country E and Club Y (20 August 2014) (in Spanish)

Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber, Player M, from country A v. Club L, from country G and Club T, from country A as intervening party (20 August 2014)

Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber, Player M, from country I v. Club P, from country R (28 August 2014)

Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber Judge, Player D, from country N v. Club S, from country H (27 August 2014)

Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber, Player K, from country G v. Club K, from country T (20 August 2014)

Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber Judge, Player D, from country N v. Club S, from country H (27 August 2014)

Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber, Player K, from country G v. Club K, from country T (20 August 2014)

Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber, Player B, from country C v. Club K, from country T (28 August 2014)

Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber, Player F, from country A v. Club O, from country C and Club L, from country S as intervening party (20 August 2014)

Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber Judge, Player M, from country A v. Club X, from country X (20 August 2014) (in Spanish)

Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber Judge, Player E, from country P v. Club A, from country C (27 August 2014) (in Spanish)

Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber Judge, Player S, from country C v. Club O, from country C (20 August 2014)

Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber, Player I, from country M v. Club A, from country K (20 August 2014) 


Disputes about the Training Compensation

Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber, Club L, from country P v. Club T, from country S regarding training compensation in connection with the player M (30 July 2014)

Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber, Club V, from country N v. Club M, from country T regarding training compensation in connection with the player O (30 July 2014)

Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber Judge, Club X, from country U v. Club A, from country A regarding training compensation in connection with the player O (20 August 2014) (in Spanish)

Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber, Club A, from country A v. Club X, from country M regarding training compensation in connection with the player B (28 August 2014) (in Spanish) 


Solidarity Contribution Disputes

Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber Judge, Club S, from country B v. Club G, from country I regarding solidarity contribution in connection with the transfer of the player C (27 August 2014)

Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber, Club A, from country B v. Club D, from country U and Club G, from country B as intervening party regarding solidarity contribution in connection with the transfer of the player D (20 August 2014)

Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber, Club J, from country B v. Club D, from country U and Club V, from country B as intervening party regarding solidarity contribution in connection with the transfer of the player O (20 August 2014)

Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber Judge, Club W, from country G v. Club K, from country T regarding solidarity contribution in connection with the transfer of the player Y (27 August 2014)

Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber Judge, Club E, from country G v. Club K, from country T regarding solidarity contribution in connection with the transfer of the player Y (27 August 2014)

Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber Judge, Club S, from country G v. Club K, from country T regarding solidarity contribution in connection with the transfer of the player Y (27 August 2014)

Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber Judge, Club B, from country G v. Club K, from country T regarding solidarity contribution in connection with the transfer of the player Y(27 August 2014) 


3. National Courts Decisions

Swiss Federal Tribunal Decision 4A_324/2014, Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü v Union des Associations Européennes de Football (UEFA) (16 October 2014)

United States Courts of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, NCAA Student-Athlete name & likeness litigation (No 10-15387)


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