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Art. 17 RSTP & contract termination at CAS

• CAS 2008/A/1644"Mutu"2009 M. v. Chelsea Football Club Ltd. CAS confirmed EUR 17,173,990 compensation against a player who breached his contract without just cause by testing positive for cocaine. Read the digest →
• CAS 2008/A/1519"Matuzalem"2009 FC Shakhtar Donetsk v. Matuzalem Francelino da Silva & Real Zaragoza SAD & FIFA / Matuzalem Francelino da Silva & Real Zaragoza SAD v. FC Shakhtar Donetsk & FIFA CAS raised Art. 17 RSTP compensation from EUR 6.8m to EUR 11,858,934 for a player's unjustified premature contract termination. Read the digest →
• CAS 2007/A/1298"Webster"2008 Wigan Athletic FC v. Heart of Midlothian & Heart of Midlothian v. Webster & Wigan Athletic FC & Webster v. Heart of Midlothian CAS set aside the DRC's GBP 625,000 award and fixed compensation at GBP 150,000 — the contract's residual value — for a player's unilateral termination… Read the digest →
• CAS 2010/A/2145"De Sanctis"2011 Sevilla FC SAD v. Udinese Calcio S.p.A. / Morgan De Sanctis v. Udinese Calcio S.p.A. / Udinese Calcio S.p.A. v. Morgan De Sanctis & Sevilla FC SAD CAS set aside the DRC award and fixed compensation at EUR 2,250,055 for goalkeeper De Sanctis's unilateral contract termination without just cause. Read the digest →
• CAS 2009/A/1880"El-Haddary / FC Sion v. Al-Ahly"2010 FC Sion v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) & Al-Ahly Sporting Club and E. v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) & Al-Ahly Sporting Club CAS reduced compensation for Egyptian goalkeeper's contract breach from EUR 900,000 to USD 796,500 and declared FC Sion Association's appeal inadmissible for… Read the digest →
• CAS 2005/A/983"Peñarol"2006 Club Atlético Peñarol v. Carlos Heber Bueno Suarez, Cristian Gabriel Rodriguez Barrotti & Paris Saint-Germain CAS rejected Peñarol's appeals, holding that Uruguay's unilateral contract-extension and 'rebellion' system was incompatible with FIFA Regulations and Swiss… Read the digest →
• CAS 2019/A/6463"Ghoddos"2020 Saman Ghoddos & Östersunds FK Elitfotboll AB v. SD Huesca & FIFA & Amiens Sporting Club CAS eliminated EUR 4 million compensation but upheld sporting sanctions after player breached employment contract without just cause during protected period. Read the digest →
• CAS 2013/A/3365"Juventus & Livorno v. Chelsea (Mutu Joint Liability)"2015 Juventus Football Club S.p.A. & A.S. Livorno Calcio v. Chelsea Football Club Ltd CAS held that Article 14.3 RSTP 2001 joint liability cannot be imposed on a new club where the former club itself dismissed the player. Read the digest →
• CAS 2011/A/2596"Middendorp"2012 Anorthosis Famagusta FC v. Ernst Middendorp CAS upheld FIFA PSC's award of EUR 156,036 to a coach dismissed without just cause after one poor result. Read the digest →
• CAS 2006/A/1180"Ribéry"2007 Galatasaray SK v. Frank Ribéry & Olympique de Marseille CAS confirmed Ribéry had just cause to terminate his Galatasaray contract due to repeated non-payment of wages. Read the digest →
• CAS 2009/A/1810"Wilhelmshaven"2009 SV Wilhelmshaven v. Club Atlético Excursionistas & Club Atlético River Plate CAS upheld FIFA training compensation awards against German club for signing Argentine-trained player as his first professional. Read the digest →
• CAS 2006/A/1100"Eltaib v. Gaziantepspor"2006 Tareq Eltaib v. Club Gaziantepspor CAS dismissed Gaziantepspor's application for a USD 1,000,000 security deposit, holding it constituted a prohibited 'hidden freezing order' beyond CAS… Read the digest →
• CAS 2008/A/1447"E. v Diyarbakirspor"2008 E. v Diyarbakirspor Kulübü CAS held a Slovenian player had just cause to terminate his contract due to the Turkish club's persistent non-payment, awarding him EUR 84,003. Read the digest →
• CAS 2006/A/1062"Da Nghe"2006 Da Nghe Football Club v. Ambroise Alain François Ndzana Etoga CAS upheld DRC ruling that Vietnamese club breached Cameroonian player's fixed-term contract without just cause, awarding USD 12,100. Read the digest →
• CAS 2005/A/899"FC Aris Thessaloniki"2005 FC Aris Thessaloniki v. FIFA & New Panionios N.F.C. CAS declined jurisdiction because FIFA's informational letter was not a decision and internal remedies were unexhausted. Read the digest →
• CAS 2005/A/876"M. v. Chelsea"2005 M. v. Chelsea Football Club A player's admitted cocaine use constitutes 'unilateral breach without just cause' under FIFA Regulations, triggering compensation consequences regardless of… Read the digest →
• CAS 2006/A/1192"Chelsea v. M."2007 Chelsea Football Club Ltd. v. M. CAS confirmed the DRC has exclusive jurisdiction over sanctions and compensation after a national tribunal decides the triggering elements of a contract breach. Read the digest →
• CAS 2008/A/1639"RCD Mallorca"2009 RCD Mallorca v. The Football Association (FA) & Newcastle United CAS dismissed Mallorca's appeal against the FIFA Single Judge's provisional ITC decision because neither the FA nor Newcastle United had standing to be sued. Read the digest →
• CAS 2009/A/1975"Tigana v. Beşiktaş"2010 Jean Amadou Tigana v. Beşiktaş Futbol Yatirimlari San. VE TİC. A.Ş CAS dismissed Tigana's claim for EUR 2,300,000 salary after finding Beşiktaş fulfilled all termination agreement obligations. Read the digest →
• CAS 2008/A/1705"Grasshopper v. Alianza Lima"2009 Neue Grasshopper Fussball AG Zurich v. Club Alianza de Lima CAS upheld EUR 305,000 training compensation for a Peruvian player, confirming the DRC's calculation and dismissing Grasshopper's appeal. Read the digest →
• CAS 2012/A/2698"Denizlispor v. Gonçalves"2012 AS Denizlispor Kulübü Dernegi v. Wescley Pina Gonçalves CAS upheld FIFA DRC ruling that Turkish club's non-payment and exclusion from training gave Brazilian player just cause to terminate. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10382"Craiova v. Duarte"2025 U Craiova 1948 SA v. André Lourenço Duarte & Reggiana 1919 SRL CAS invalidated a unilateral extension clause because the club failed to notify the player and the exercise deadline ran to the last day of the season. Read the digest →
• CAS 2018/A/5607"Suárez / Anderlecht"2019 SA Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht (RSCA) v. Matías Ezequiel Suárez & Club Atlético Belgrano de Córdoba (CA Belgrano) CAS awarded RSCA EUR 1,212,225.23 after finding Suárez terminated his contract without just cause, rejecting terrorist-attack and family grounds. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11294"Urawa Red Diamonds v. Høgmo"2025 Urawa Red Diamonds v. Per-Mathias Høgmo CAS annulled a FIFA PSC compensation award against Urawa Red Diamonds after finding the club had already paid all sums owed under the correct contract before… Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10666"Naglić"2024 Vedran Naglić v. Al Shabab Football Club CAS invalidated a three-month salary compensation clause and awarded an assistant coach EUR 419,676.40 for unjust dismissal. Read the digest →

Transfers, agents, TPO & sell-on clauses at CAS

• CAS 2005/A/983"Peñarol"2006 Club Atlético Peñarol v. Carlos Heber Bueno Suarez, Cristian Gabriel Rodriguez Barrotti & Paris Saint-Germain CAS rejected Peñarol's appeals, holding that Uruguay's unilateral contract-extension and 'rebellion' system was incompatible with FIFA Regulations and Swiss… Read the digest →
• TAS 2016/A/4490"Seraing"2017 RFC Seraing c. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) CAS upheld FIFA's TPO ban under Arts. 18bis and 18ter RSTP as compatible with EU law, reducing the registration ban from four to three periods. Read the digest →
• CAS 2023/O/9370"PROFAA v. FIFA"2023 Professional Football Agents Association (PROFAA) v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) CAS upheld the FIFA Football Agents Regulations, finding the service fee caps and representation restrictions compatible with EU competition law, EU… Read the digest →
• CAS 2021/A/7629"Charity Stars"2023 Charity Stars FC v. Moreirense FC CAS held that a sell-on clause covers all fees—fixed and contingent—received by the acquiring club from a subsequent transfer. Read the digest →
• CAS 2019/A/6463"Ghoddos"2020 Saman Ghoddos & Östersunds FK Elitfotboll AB v. SD Huesca & FIFA & Amiens Sporting Club CAS eliminated EUR 4 million compensation but upheld sporting sanctions after player breached employment contract without just cause during protected period. Read the digest →
• CAS 2013/A/3365"Juventus & Livorno v. Chelsea (Mutu Joint Liability)"2015 Juventus Football Club S.p.A. & A.S. Livorno Calcio v. Chelsea Football Club Ltd CAS held that Article 14.3 RSTP 2001 joint liability cannot be imposed on a new club where the former club itself dismissed the player. Read the digest →
• CAS 2008/A/1583"Benfica/Vitória v. UEFA & Porto"2008 Sport Lisboa e Benfica Futebol SAD & Vitória Sport Clube de Guimarães v. UEFA & FC Porto Futebol SAD CAS dismissed Benfica and Vitória's appeals seeking Porto's exclusion from the 2008/09 Champions League for match-fixing. Read the digest →
• CAS 2021/A/8543"Neymar Solidarity"2023 Paris Saint-Germain Football v. Futbol Club Barcelona PSG must pay FC Barcelona EUR 2,215,326.32 solidarity contribution on Neymar's EUR 222,000,000 buy-out clause activation. Read the digest →
• CAS 2013/A/3432"Manchester United v. Empoli"2014 Manchester United FC v. Empoli FC S.p.A. CAS upheld Manchester United's appeal, finding the DRC erred by awarding training compensation for a period when the player was on loan elsewhere. Read the digest →
• CAS 2021/A/7650"Trippier"2022 Club Atlético de Madrid S.A.D. v. FIFA CAS dismissed Atlético's challenge to FIFA's worldwide extension of Kieran Trippier's ten-week betting-information suspension imposed by The FA. Read the digest →
• CAS 2013/A/3091"Bangoura"2013 FC Nantes v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) & Al Nasr Sports Club; Ismaël Bangoura v. Al Nasr Sports Club & FIFA; Al Nasr Sports Club v. Ismaël Bangoura & FC Nantes CAS confirmed that Guinean player Bangoura terminated his Al Nasr contract without just cause, upholding EUR 4,500,000 compensation and sanctions on both… Read the digest →
• CAS 2012/A/2817"Fenerbahçe v. FIFA & Roberto Carlos"2013 Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association & Roberto Carlos Da Silva Rocha CAS dismissed Fenerbahçe's appeal seeking FIFA disciplinary enforcement of an ordinary CAS award against Roberto Carlos, applying the lex mitior principle. Read the digest →
• CAS 2023/A/9697"Al Nassr v. Atlanta United"2023 Al Nassr Saudi Club v. Atlanta United FC CAS dismissed Al Nassr's appeal, confirming default interest on the third transfer-fee instalment ran from 2 October 2022. Read the digest →
• CAS 2020/A/6996"Ayala / Barcelona SC v. Al Nassr"2021 Barcelona Sporting Club & Victor Hugo Ayala Nuñez v. Al Nassr Saudi Club CAS reduced the player's breach-of-contract compensation from USD 1,263,375 to USD 735,477.65, reflecting the club's own persistent salary-payment failures. Read the digest →
• CAS 2009/A/1756"FC Metz v. Galatasaray"2009 FC Metz v. Galatasaray SK CAS applied Art. 156 Swiss CO to deem a sell-on clause condition fulfilled after Galatasaray's bad-faith breach caused Ribery's departure. Read the digest →
• CAS 2017/A/5090"Olympique des Alpes v. Genoa"2018 Olympique des Alpes SA v. Genoa Cricket & Football Club CAS confirmed that a loan does not break the training compensation chain, obliging Sion to pay Genoa EUR 55,000. Read the digest →
• CAS 2016/A/4597"Steaua Bucuresti v. Inter Milan"2017 SC FC Steaua Bucuresti v. FC Internazionale Milano SpA CAS dismissed Steaua Bucuresti's training compensation claim against Inter Milan, finding no circumvention of Article 20 RSTP. Read the digest →
• CAS 2013/A/3260"Grêmio v. López"2014 Grêmio Foot-ball Porto Alegrense v. Maximiliano Gastón López CAS upheld a unilateral option clause as valid but dismissed Grêmio's damages claim for failure to prove loss. Read the digest →
• CAS 2016/A/4573"Ploegsma"2017 Kees Ploegsma v. PFC CSKA Moscow CAS upheld a football agent's oral commission agreement with CSKA Moscow and ordered payment of EUR 250,000 for facilitating Keisuke Honda's transfer. Read the digest →

Doping, ethics & governance at CAS

• CAS 2008/A/1644"Mutu"2009 M. v. Chelsea Football Club Ltd. CAS confirmed EUR 17,173,990 compensation against a player who breached his contract without just cause by testing positive for cocaine. Read the digest →
• TAS 2016/A/4474"Platini"2016 Michel Platini c. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) CAS reduced Platini's football ban from six to four years after finding the CHF 2,000,000 payment constituted an undue advantage under the FIFA Code of Ethics. Read the digest →
• CAS 2018/A/5546"Guerrero"2018 José Paolo Guerrero v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) & World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) v. FIFA & José Paolo Guerrero CAS imposed a 14-month ban on Peru captain Guerrero for cocaine metabolite found after he inadvertently drank coca tea. Read the digest →
• CAS 2011/A/2625"Bin Hammam"2012 Mohamed Bin Hammam v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) CAS annulled FIFA's life ban on Bin Hammam for vote-buying bribery, finding the circumstantial evidence insufficient to meet the comfortable satisfaction… Read the digest →
• CAS 2009/A/1920"FK Pobeda"2010 FK Pobeda, Aleksandar Zabrcanec, Nikolce Zdraveski v. UEFA CAS upheld UEFA's match-fixing sanctions against FK Pobeda and its president but exonerated the club captain for insufficient evidence. Read the digest →
• CAS 2010/A/2172"O. v. UEFA (Referee Match-Fixing)"2011 O. v. Union des Associations Européennes de Football (UEFA) CAS upheld a life ban on a Ukrainian referee for failing to report match-fixing approaches in a UEFA Europa League game. Read the digest →
• CAS 2014/A/3665"Suárez"2014 Luis Suárez, FC Barcelona & Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol v. FIFA CAS partially upheld Suárez's appeal, removing the stadium and football-activity bans while confirming the 9-match and 4-month match-ban and CHF 100,000 fine. Read the digest →
• CAS 2005/C/976"FIFA/WADA Anti-Doping Advisory Opinion"2006 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) & World Antidoping Agency (WADA) CAS advised that FIFA, as a Swiss association, may lawfully maintain anti-doping sanctions lower than WADC minimums, but remains obligated under the Olympic… Read the digest →
• CAS 2013/A/3256"Fenerbahçe"2014 Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü v. UEFA CAS upheld UEFA's two-year ban on Fenerbahçe from UEFA club competitions for match-fixing during the 2010/2011 Turkish Süper Lig season. Read the digest →
• CAS 2013/A/3139"Fenerbahçe v. UEFA (Stay Order)"2013 Fenerbahçe SK v. UEFA CAS dismissed Fenerbahçe's request to stay a deferred UEFA exclusion sanction for lack of irreparable harm. Read the digest →
• CAS 2013/A/3360"Cabo Verde v. FIFA"2014 Federaçâo Cabo-verdiana de Futebol v. FIFA CAS dismissed Cabo Verde's appeal, holding that a forfeit of the match where a red card was issued does not extinguish the resulting match suspension. Read the digest →
• CAS 2006/A/1206"Zivadinovic v. IFA"2007 Milan Zivadinovic v. Iraqi Football Association CAS dismissed appeal for lack of jurisdiction because IFA had no standing to be sued in FIFA disciplinary proceedings against Zivadinovic. Read the digest →

Training compensation & solidarity at CAS

• CAS 2008/A/1568"M. & FC Wil 1900 v. FIFA & Naftex"2008 M. & Football Club Wil 1900 v. FIFA & Club PFC Naftex AC Bourgas CAS stayed FIFA DRC disciplinary sanctions against a player and club pending appeal, finding irreparable harm. Read the digest →
• CAS 2007/A/1358"FC Pyunik Yerevan v. L."2008 FC Pyunik Yerevan v. L., AFC Rapid Bucaresti & FIFA CAS increased compensation for mid-contract departure to USD 25,000 but declined to impose sporting sanctions on player or new club. Read the digest →
• CAS 2007/A/1359"FC Pyunik Yerevan"2008 FC Pyunik Yerevan v. E., AFC Rapid Bucaresti & FIFA CAS increased compensation for a player's mid-Protected Period contract breach from USD 15,000 to USD 60,000, rejecting mandatory sporting sanctions. Read the digest →
• CAS 2003/O/506"Bayern Munchen v. Alianza Lima"2004 FC Bayern Munchen AG v. Club Alianza Lima CAS set aside the DRC's EUR 225,000 award and fixed training compensation at EUR 210,000 for Paolo Guerrero's transfer to Bayern Munich. Read the digest →
• CAS 2004/A/691"Barcelona v. Manchester United (Piqué)"2005 FC Barcelona SAD v. Manchester United FC CAS held FIFA contractual-stability rules do not apply to amateur players, dismissing Barcelona's appeal over Gerard Piqué's move to Manchester United. Read the digest →
• CAS 2010/A/2098"Sevilla v. Lens (Seydou Keita)"2010 Sevilla FC v. RC Lens A player's statutory termination of his contract under Spanish law, funded by his new club, does not trigger a sell-on clause requiring payment to the selling… Read the digest →
• CAS 2006/A/1018"River Plate v. Hamburger"2006 C.A. River Plate v. Hamburger S.V. A 'without any deduction' clause in a transfer agreement shifts the solidarity contribution burden from the selling club to the buying club. Read the digest →
• CAS 2018/A/5888"Uruguayan Clubs v. FIFA (AUF Normalisation Committee)"2019 Centro Atlético Fénix, Club Atlético Boston River, Club Atlético Cerro, Club Atlético Progreso, Club Atlético River Plate, Danubio Fútbol Club, Defensor Sporting Club, Liverpool Fútbol Club, Cerro Largo FC, Central Español Fútbol Club, Club Atlético Villa Teresa, Racing Club de Montevideo, Club Sportivo Miramar Misiones, Montevideo Wanderers F.C., Club Atlético Juventud v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) & Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL) & Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol (AUF) CAS upheld FIFA's appointment of a normalisation committee for the AUF, finding exceptional circumstances under Art. 8(2) FIFA Statutes justified the… Read the digest →
• CAS 2021/A/8078"Huddersfield v. Espanyol"2022 Huddersfield Town Association Football Club Limited v. Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona & Fédération Internationale de Football Association CAS upheld FIFA's disciplinary sanction against Huddersfield for failing to timely reject a binding training-compensation proposal under Article 13 FIFA… Read the digest →
• CAS 2019/A/6096"Lugano v. Inter (Koffi training compensation)"2019 FC Lugano SA v. FC Internazionale Milano S.p.A. CAS confirmed EUR 235,000 training compensation owed by Lugano to Inter, holding that a loan does not break the training compensation chain. Read the digest →
• CAS 2017/A/5277"FK Sarajevo v. Westerlo"2018 FK Sarajevo v. KVC Westerlo CAS upheld FK Sarajevo's conditional written waiver of training compensation as valid and binding, dismissing its EUR 279,166.67 claim. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11117"Sporting Club Accra"2025 Sporting Club Accra v. Leicester City FC & FIFA CAS dismissed Ghanaian academy's training compensation claim after it failed to challenge the FIFA Electronic Player Passport within prescribed deadlines. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10949"Rayo Majadahonda v. FIFA (Voloshyn)"2024 C.F. Rayo Majadahonda S.A.D. v. MEE DSSC DRC Dnipro & DIUSC Inter Dnipro & DIUSSH Novomoskovsk & Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) CAS dismissed Rayo Majadahonda's appeal, confirming EUR 32,904.10 training compensation was owed to three Ukrainian clubs for player Illia Voloshyn. Read the digest →

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