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Art. 17 RSTP & contract termination at CAS

• CAS 2025/A/11669"Machín Diez"2026 Apollon Limassol FC v. Pablo Javier Machín Diez CAS dismissed Apollon Limassol's appeal, confirming EUR 360,000 compensation plus EUR 57,000 outstanding salary owed to dismissed coach Machín Diez. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11761"Kouyate v. FEMAFOOT"2026 Mahamadou Kouyate v. Malian Football Federation (FEMAFOOT) & AS Real de Bamako CAS declared inadmissible a Malian player's appeal because he failed to exhaust FEMAFOOT's internal remedies before approaching CAS. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11907"Arabidze"2026 Ulsan HD FC v. Giorgi Arabidze CAS held the player lacked just cause to terminate because the club remedied its breaches before the player's own deadline expired, yet dismissed the club's… Read the digest →
• CAS 2026/A/12098"Ordabasy v. Makarenko"2026 Football Club Ordabasy v. Yevhenii Makarenko CAS upheld a player's just-cause termination under Art. 14bis FIFA RSTP where a Kazakh club failed to cure overdue remuneration within the 15-day notice period. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/12005"Oaidă"2025 Răzvan Constantin Oaidă v. Universitatea Cluj & RFF CAS dismissed a Romanian player's claim that his club constructively terminated his contract by marginalising him from team training. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11360"Adilson Gancho Silva"2025 Adilson Gancho Silva v. PSM Makassar CAS set aside FIFA DRC decision and ordered PSM Makassar to pay player USD 19,500 after finding a payment order alone does not prove payment. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11728"Botosani v. Da Silva Junior"2025 AFC Botosani v. Francisco da Silva Junior CAS confirmed player had just cause to terminate for unpaid salaries and awarded EUR 28,000 compensation. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11594"União Torreense v. Barbosa"2025 Sport Clube União Torreense Futebol, SAD v. Pedro Henrique Venaque Barbosa CAS upheld FIFA DRC ruling that a Portuguese club terminated a Brazilian player's contract without just cause after he fell seriously ill. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11494"Adana Demirspor v. Mendoza"2025 Yukatel Adana Demirspor A.S. v. John Steven Mendoza Valencia & Club León FC CAS confirmed a Colombian player had just cause under Art. 14 FIFA RSTP to terminate his contract with a Turkish club due to persistent, cumulative salary… Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11768"Vasco da Gama v. Ferreyra"2025 Vasco da Gama SAF v. Osmar Daniel Ferreyra CAS confirmed that Vasco da Gama's prolonged silence after placing assistant coach on paid leave constituted unjustified termination, upholding BRL 1,007,470… Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11866"Lynx FC"2025 Lynx FC v. Yevhen Troianovskyi & FIFA CAS confirmed a two-registration-period transfer ban on a repeat-offender Gibraltar club that terminated a player's contract without just cause during the… Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11662"Politehnica Iaşi v. Gheorghiță"2025 ACSM Politehnica Iaşi v. Gheorghiță Andrei Cosmin CAS upheld a Romanian player's just-cause termination where a default notice was served simultaneously with the statement of claim. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11833"Qingdao Hainiu v. Milovic"2026 Qingdao Hainiu Football Club v. Milos Milovic CAS partially upheld club's appeal, reducing compensation to USD 382,765.17 after finding player's unilateral de-registration constituted just cause for… Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10789"Bulus"2024 Tony Tope Bulus v. Katsina United FC CAS increased a Nigerian coach's wrongful-dismissal compensation from ₦8,000,000 to ₦28,000,000 after de novo review. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11275"Franco v. Rahoveci"2025 Frank Martins Franco v. KF Rahoveci 1931 CAS dismissed a Brazilian player's wrongful termination claim after WhatsApp evidence showed mutual agreement to terminate. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11328"Chiwenga"2026 Ellen Chiwenga v. South African Football Association (SAFA) CAS upheld a FIFA match agent's fee claim against SAFA despite the absence of a signed written mandate, finding a valid contract through conclusive acts. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/12024"Várda v. Ilievski"2026 Várda Labdarúgó Szolgáltató Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság v. FIFA and Mario Ilievski CAS upheld FIFA DRC's inadmissibility ruling because Várda failed to file a counterclaim during the player's prior DRC proceedings. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11527"Göthberg"2025 Maja Göthberg v. Lazio Women 2015 A R.L. CAS held that an unsigned, unregistered football employment contract is valid under Swiss law and triggers FIFA's pregnancy-protection regime. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11508"Tavares da Silva"2025 Jefferson Tavares da Silva v. Club Deportivo Jorge Wilstermann & FIFA CAS confirmed FIFA DRC lacked jurisdiction where dual-national player was registered and competed as a Bolivian, not a foreign, player. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11891"Napredak v. Sadiković"2025 Napredak Football Club v. Damir Sadiković & FK Sloga Doboj CAS ratified a consent award settling Napredak's appeal of a FIFA DRC compensation order for EUR 15,000. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11523"Al Fayha v. Rašović"2025 Al Fayha Football Club v. Vuk Rašović CAS upheld a coach's contractually negotiated unilateral termination option, dismissing the club's USD 500,000 compensation claim. 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 →
• CAS 2025/A/11252"Llapi v. Berisha"2025 Klubi Futbollit Llapi 1932 v. Valmir Berisha & FIFA CAS partially upheld Llapi's appeal, reducing total awards but confirming FIFA DRC jurisdiction and player's just cause termination. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11173"Tinti"2025 Tullio Tinti v. FIFA CAS set aside FIFA General Secretariat's provisional suspension of an agent's license because the FIFA GS lacked competence to impose what was effectively a… Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10880"Ngezi Platinum Stars"2024 Ngezi Platinum Stars Football Club v. Bongani Mafu and Fédération Internationale De Football Association CAS declared Ngezi FC's appeal inadmissible because the club failed to request PSC decision grounds within the mandatory 10-day deadline via the FIFA Legal… Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10425"Camina Pereira v. AC Ajaccio"2025 Lucca Camina Pereira v. Athletic Club Ajaccien CAS partially upheld a player's appeal, awarding EUR 5,600 in unpaid salaries and breach compensation against AC Ajaccio. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11025"Partizan v. Correia Andrade"2025 FC Partizan v. Ericksson Patrick Correia Andrade CAS partially reduced breach-of-contract compensation from EUR 937,575 to EUR 909,422.52 by including Qarabag housing and car allowances in mitigation… Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10899"Anorthosis Famagusta v. Perea Correoso"2024 Anorthosis Famagusta FC v. Alberto Perea Correoso CAS confirmed that a player's Article 14bis termination deadline does not extend to the next working day when it falls on a weekend. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10956"Galstyan"2024 Anyuta Galstyan v. Okzhetpes Futbol Kluby CAS awarded an Armenian footballer KZT 2,900,000 compensation for injury-related losses after her Kazakhstani club's contract expired. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10825"Leixões v. Coimbra"2024 Leixões Sport Club SAD v. Coimbra Esporte Clube LTDA CAS dismissed Leixões's appeal, confirming Leixões must pay Coimbra EUR 400,000 plus penalty and interest for failing to pay an agreed player option fee. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11299"IFA v. Sanchis Benavent"2025 Iraqi Football Association (IFA) v. Javier Sanchis Benavent CAS dismissed IFA's appeal, confirming USD 210,833.34 compensation to Spanish assistant coach wrongfully terminated without just cause. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/11034"Adana Demirspor v. Cissé"2025 Yukatel Adana Demirspor A.Ş. v. Pape Abou Cissé & FIFA CAS partially upheld Adana Demirspor's appeal, reducing compensation from EUR 2,197,500 to EUR 2,011,167.50 after deducting the player's Al Shamal earnings. Read the digest →
• CAS 2023/O/10253"Barrow"2023 Sportlink For Sport Marketing & Bauza Adrover Consultancy FZ-LLC v. Mr. Modou Barrow CAS awarded intermediaries reduced commissions from footballer Barrow, interpreting 'received' literally to condition payment on actual remuneration received… Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10638"Cannon / QPR v. Boavista"2024 Queens Park Rangers Football Club & Reginald Jacob Cannon v. Boavista Futebol Clube CAS held that Cannon had just cause to terminate his Boavista contract due to persistent late salary payments, reversing the FIFA DRC's finding of unjustified… Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10775"Al Salmiya v. Spiridonovic"2024 Al Salmiya Sporting Club v. Srdjan Spiridonovic CAS upheld player's just-cause termination for unpaid wages and abusive training exclusion, reducing compensation to USD 381,788.33 after mitigation. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10885"Adam v. Al Shabab"2024 Mohammed Abdulnasser Mohammed Adam v. Al Shabab Club CAS partially upheld a player's appeal, awarding SAR 1,650,000 additional compensation under Article 337b(2) SCO where both parties contributed to contract… Read the digest →
• CAS 2023/A/10241"Coly / Istanbul Spor"2023 Istanbul Spor AS v. Club Estoril Praia Futebol SAD & Racine Coly / Racine Coly v. Club Estoril Praia Futebol SAD CAS upheld Club Estoril's just-cause termination of Coly's contract but relieved Istanbul Spor of joint-and-several liability under Art. 17(2) FIFA RSTP. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10673"Torres v. FIFA"2024 Torres S.r.l v. FIFA & Club Atlético Independiente & Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors CAS annulled a FIFA Clearing House training-compensation allocation and remitted it for a new EPP after new contracts raised doubts about the player's amateur… Read the digest →
• CAS 2023/A/9686"Botheim"2023 FC Krasnodar v. Erik Botheim and FC Salernitana 1919 S.R.L. CAS dismissed both the player's EUR 500,000 sign-on bonus claim and Krasnodar's compensation claims, finding the player terminated without just cause but… Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10602"Lamia v. Ashkovski"2025 PAS Lamia 1964 FC v. Stefan Ashkovski CAS upheld a Bulgarian player's just-cause termination against a Greek club that abusively excluded him from first-team training. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10341"Aguilar Vargas"2025 Elias Fernando Aguilar Vargas v. Changchun Yatai FC CAS dismissed a Costa Rican player's EUR 2.2 million claim after finding the Chinese agent lacked authority to bind the club. Read the digest →
• CAS 2022/A/9158"Crespo"2022 Jorge Hernán Crespo v. São Paulo Futebol Clube CAS upheld a coach's standing to claim under an image-rights contract and increased his compensation to BRL 2,037,150 plus USD 200,000. Read the digest →
• CAS 2023/A/9412"Saprissa v. Hapoel Beer Sheva"2023 Deportivo Saprissa v. Hapoel Beer Sheva FC CAS upheld a USD 375,000 sell-on fee triggered when a player's exit clause was activated by a third-party club, constituting a 'transfer'. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10836"Al Nasr Club"2024 Al Nasr Club v. Amash Mohamed Al Daihani et al. CAS set aside an NSAT award that had ordered handover of a Kuwaiti football club to its Electoral Committee, holding the prior Board's continuation in office… Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10598"Saranov v. Lamia"2024 Bojan Saranov v. PAE PAS Lamia 1964 CAS upheld the full EUR 30,000 contractual penalty, reversing FIFA DRC's pro-rata reduction of that clause. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10441"Charcopa / LDU v. Lugano"2025 Jairon Andrés Charcopa Cabezas & Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito (L.D.U.) v. FC Lugano & FIFA CAS upheld CHF 158,221.55 compensation for breach of the Lugano employment contract but annulled sporting sanctions on both the player and LDU. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10553"FC Košice v. Tidjani"2024 FC Košice v. Anane Tidjani & Al-Rayan Club CAS upheld that a club's failure to obtain a player's visa constitutes just cause for the player to terminate his contract. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10515"Rizespor v. Medeiros"2024 Rizespor AS v. Ronaldo César Mendes de Medeiros & FIFA CAS partially upheld Rizespor's appeal, removing the EUR 50,000 ranking bonus but confirming the club's liability to reimburse the player's Turkish personal… Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10519"Al-Ain v. Arboleda"2024 Al-Ain FC v. Danilo Arboleda Hurtado CAS partially upheld Al-Ain's appeal, reducing breach-of-contract compensation from USD 1,541,667 to USD 1,216,124 by accounting for post-FIFA-decision… Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10480"Kovcic"2024 Amar Kovcic v. NK Trnje Zagreb CAS dismissed a Bosnian player's compensation claim after finding he failed to prove a written employment contract with Croatian club NK Trnje Zagreb. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10646"Club A. v. B."2024 Club A. v. B. CAS upheld FIFA DRC's award of KZT 66,112,606.45 to a Belarusian player after his Kazakh club failed to validly invoke a contractual no-compensation… Read the digest →
• CAS 2023/A/9880"Vieira v. ENPPI"2025 Jorvan Vieira v. ENPPI CAS held that a contractual early-termination fee expressed solely in USD must be paid in USD, not EGP. Read the digest →
• CAS 2023/A/9656"Horj v. Petrolul 52"2023 Răzvan Horj v. Club Sportiv Petrolul 52 Association & Romanian Football Federation CAS held that a club's conduct forcing a player to train separately constituted termination without just cause, entitling the player to full remaining… Read the digest →
• CAS 2023/A/9953"FC A. v. FC B."2023 FC A. v. FC B. & C. v. FC B. CAS upheld the FIFA DRC finding that a player who caused his own non-registration terminated his contract without just cause. 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 2024/A/10382"Craiova v. Duarte"2024 U Craiova 1948 SA v. André Lourenço Duarte & Reggiana 1919 SRL CAS upheld the FIFA DRC ruling that Craiova's unilateral extension clause was invalid and ordered Craiova to pay the player EUR 6,500 in outstanding salary. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10477"Al-Ahli v Jeonbuk"2024 Al-Ahli Saudi Football Club v Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Football Club and Fédération Internationale de Football Association CAS partially upheld Al-Ahli's appeal, reducing the contractual penalty from USD 49,172.20 to USD 26,566.16 due to a calculation error, while confirming the… Read the digest →
• CAS 2023/A/10150"Al Faisaly"2025 Club Al Faisaly v. Ahmed Achraf Mohamed Feki & FIFA CAS set aside a two-window transfer ban imposed on Club Al Faisaly for terminating a player's contract during the protected period due to injury, finding no… Read the digest →
• CAS 2023/A/10243"APOEL Nicosia v. Vieira de Souza"2025 Club APOEL Nicosia v. Lucas Vieira de Souza CAS upheld FIFA DRC's order requiring APOEL to pay EUR 100,000 to player under a mutual termination agreement's cost-sharing clause. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10502"Adjetey"2024 Francis Adjetey v. Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club Limited & Ghana Football Association CAS upheld a Ghanaian player's just-cause termination after his club failed to register him as a professional, awarding GHC 106,477.42 plus interest. Read the digest →
• CAS 2023/A/9749"Bianchi Pelliser v. Vipers"2025 Roberto Luiz Bianchi Pelliser v. Vipers Sports Club Limited CAS overturned FIFA's zero-compensation ruling, awarding a coach USD 84,000 plus EUR 1,250 after unjust dismissal. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10725"Anorthosis Famagusta v. Sabo"2025 Anorthosis Famagusta FC v. Erik Sabo CAS dismissed Cypriot club's appeal and confirmed EUR 215,000 plus 15% interest owed to Slovakian player under termination agreement. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10531"Santa Clara v. Boateng"2025 Santa Clara Açores, Futebol, S.A.D. v. Kennedy Kofi Boateng and SC Austria Lustenau CAS upheld FIFA DRC's ruling that a unilateral extension option lacking a substantial salary increase was invalid, leaving the player a free agent. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10701"Jaleel"2025 Bassam Adeel Jaleel v. FIFA CAS upheld FIFA's 9-month provisional suspension of the former FAM President for prima facie misappropriation of FIFA funds. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10571"UTA Arad v. Roganovic"2025 UTA Arad Football Club Association v. Marko Roganovic and FIFA CAS upheld RON 320,000 award, ruling the termination agreement's fallback clause was an alternative obligation, not a reducible penalty. Read the digest →
• CAS 2023/A/10069"Wilstermann"2025 Club Jorge Wilstermann v. Gustavo Alexandre Barbosa do Nascimento & FIFA CAS confirmed that a signed 'pre-contract' containing all essentialia negotii is a binding employment contract, upholding USD 40,190 compensation and a… Read the digest →
• CAS 2023/A/9670"Leão / LOSC Lille v. Sporting"2023 LOSC Lille v. Sporting Clube do Portugal & Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) CAS confirmed €16,500,000 compensation against LOSC for Rafael Leão's contract breach, rejecting both clubs' appeals on quantum. Read the digest →
• CAS 2021/A/8268"Pacheco v. Zamalek"2021 Jaime Moreira Pacheco v. El Zamalek Sporting Club CAS voided a EUR 204,000 liquidated-damages clause as incompatible with mandatory Swiss CO protections, awarding a Portuguese coach the full residual value of… Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10289"Hajer FC v. Gačanin"2024 Hajer FC v. Rodion Gačanin CAS partially upheld Hajer FC's appeal, enforcing a negotiated USD 24,000 liquidated damages clause over FIFA PSC's USD 106,700 compensation award. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10289"Hajer FC v. Gačanin"2024 Hajer FC v. Rodion Gačanin CAS upheld a negotiated liquidated-damages clause of USD 24,000, reducing FIFA PSC's compensation award of USD 106,700. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10607"Jarjou"2024 Al-Hilal Club v. Lamin Jarjou & Grenoble Foot 38 CAS upheld a player's just-cause termination of his contract with a Sudanese club due to the April 2023 civil war. Read the digest →
• CAS 2022/A/8761"Ratchaburi"2022 Ratchaburi FC v. Sébastien Wuthrich CAS upheld a two-month salary liquidated damages clause, reducing compensation from USD 310,000 to USD 30,000. Read the digest →
• CAS 2022/A/8905"Chodarov"2022 Elnur Chodarov v. Sumgayit Football LLC & Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan CAS upheld Azerbaijani assistant coach's appeal, awarding AZN 10,725 for club's unjustified unilateral contract termination. Read the digest →
• CAS 2022/A/9299"Galatasaray v Torrent Font"2022 Galatasaray Sportif A.S. v Domenec Torrent Font CAS upheld the coach's compensation claim but ordered payment by contractual instalments rather than as a lump sum. Read the digest →
• CAS 2021/A/8085"Bunyodkor v. Ibrokhimov"2021 FK Bunyodkor v. Jovlon Ibrokhimov & the Uzbekistan Football Association CAS dismissed Bunyodkor's appeal, confirming the player's signing-fee claim of UZS 200,000,000 was not time-barred under Uzbek law. Read the digest →
• CAS 2021/A/8327"Esteves v. Al Nassr"2023 Luis Miguel Mesquita Esteves v. Al Nassr Saudi Club CAS upheld that Al Nassr terminated assistant coach's contract without just cause, awarding EUR 206,364.65 outstanding remuneration and EUR 378,645.95… Read the digest →
• CAS 2021/A/8326"Teixeira v. Al Nassr"2023 Arnaldo Manuel Amaral Teixeira v. Al Nassr Saudi Club CAS held Al Nassr terminated assistant coach's contract without just cause, awarding EUR 206,364.65 outstanding remuneration and EUR 378,645.95 compensation. Read the digest →
• CAS 2021/A/8328"Da Vitoria v. Al Nassr"2023 Rui Carlos Pinho da Vitoria v. Al Nassr Saudi Club CAS upheld Portuguese head coach's claim for EUR 3.37M outstanding salary and EUR 5.25M compensation after Al Nassr terminated his contract without just cause. Read the digest →
• CAS 2021/A/8337"Al Nassr v. Mourao"2023 Al Nassr Saudi Club v. Paulo Jorge Martins Mourao CAS partially upheld Al Nassr's appeal, reducing outstanding remuneration but confirming EUR 600,000 compensation for unjustified termination of assistant… Read the digest →
• CAS 2022/A/9080"Maccabi Petah Tikva / Mujangi Bia"2023 Maccabi Petah Tikva FC v. Mujangi Bia CAS upheld FIFA DRC's award of NIS 1,233,330 compensation plus NIS 55,986 bonus to player after club failed to prove Israeli arbitration body met FIFA… Read the digest →
• CAS 2021/A/7757"Cueva"2023 Club de Futbol Pachuca & Christian Alberto Cueva Bravo v. Santos Futebol Clube & FIFA CAS upheld that Peruvian player Cueva terminated his Santos FC contract without just cause, confirming compensation liability and Pachuca's joint and several… Read the digest →
• CAS 2020/A/7253"Al Faisaly v. Doukoure"2020 Al Faisaly Sports Club v. Doukoure Abdoulaye CAS held the player terminated without just cause but awarded the club no compensation because it proved no damage. 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 2020/A/7032"Malango / TP Mazembe" Ben Malango v. Tout Puissant Mazembe / Tout Puissant Mazembe v. Ben Malango, Raja Casablanca & FIFA / Raja Casablanca v. Tout Puissant Mazembe CAS consolidated three appeals over whether a Congolese player's second employment contract with TP Mazembe was forged, commissioning two forensic handwriting… Read the digest →
• CAS 2019/A/6298"Manchester City v. UEFA (FFP Referral)"2019 Manchester City Football Club Limited v. Union des Associations Européennes de Football (UEFA) CAS declared Manchester City's appeal against UEFA's CFCB Investigatory Chamber referral decision inadmissible for failure to exhaust internal remedies. Read the digest →
• CAS 2018/A/5861"Vinícius Santos Silva"2019 Vinícius Santos Silva v. Al Shaab Football Club Co. LLC CAS awarded a Brazilian player USD 627,230 after his UAE club terminated his employment agreement without just cause within 24 hours of signing. Read the digest →
• CAS 2018/A/5838"Atlético Mineiro v. Huachipato"2019 Clube Atlético Mineiro v. Huachipato SADP & FIFA CAS upheld FIFA's registration ban on Atlético Mineiro for repeatedly failing to pay EUR 600,000 transfer fee to Huachipato. 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 2015/A/4352"Zárate v. Lazio"2016 Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield & Mauro Matias Zárate v. S.S. Lazio S.p.A. CAS set aside a EUR 5,265,000 compensation award against Zárate and Vélez, finding Lazio suffered no damage from the contract termination. Read the digest →
• CAS 2015/A/4322"Dubai Cultural Sports Club v. Alves Dos Santos"2016 Dubai Cultural Sports Club v. André Alves Dos Santos CAS confirmed that a Brazilian player validly terminated his UAE club contract with just cause due to unpaid salaries, exclusion from training, and… Read the digest →
• CAS 2015/A/4220"Samsunspor"2016 Club Samsunspor v. Aminu Umar & FIFA CAS confirmed FIFA DRC's award of outstanding remuneration and compensation, and the two-registration-period transfer ban on Samsunspor for breach of contract… Read the digest →
• CAS 2014/A/3840"Atlético Mineiro v. Al-Gharafa"2015 Clube Atlético Mineiro v. Al-Gharafa S.C. CAS dismissed Atlético Mineiro's appeal, confirming it owed EUR 2,500,000 plus penalty and interest for unpaid transfer fee instalment. 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 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 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 2011/A/2449"Germinal Beerschot v Chacarita"2011 K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen NV v/ FIFA & Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors CAS upheld FIFA's jurisdiction and EUR 460,000 sell-on fee award, finding the consulting agreement was a simulated contract masking a player transfer. 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/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 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 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 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/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 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 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 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 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 2008/A/1518"Ionikos"2009 Ionikos FC v. Marco Paulo Rebelo Lopes CAS upheld FIFA DRC's award of EUR 76,258 to player after Greek club terminated contract without just cause. 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 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 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 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 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 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 2004/A/701"Internacional v. Galatasaray"2005 Sport Club Internacional v. Galatasaray Spor Kulübü Dernegi CAS upheld co-ownership agreements over player economic rights as FIFA-compatible and awarded USD 500,000 in damages. 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 →

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

• CAS 2025/A/11724"Yaiche v. Al-Raed"2026 Fakhri Yaiche v. Al-Raed Saudi Football Club CAS reversed FIFA PSC's jurisdictional dismissal and ordered Al-Raed to pay a licensed match agent EUR 24,536 for a training camp including friendly matches. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11835"Independiente v. Red Bull Bragantino"2026 Club Atlético Independiente v. Club Red Bull Bragantino & FIFA CAS used de novo review powers to reduce a FIFA confirmation letter by USD 400,000 partial payment already received by the creditor club. Read the digest →
• CAS 2026/A/12115"Atlético Mineiro v Southampton"2026 Atlético Mineiro S.A.F. v. Southampton Football Club Limited & FIFA CAS upheld Mineiro's EUR 1,125,000 transfer-fee debt but shifted interest start date from 2 July to 22 August 2025. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10849"Botev Plovdiv v. Madenat Alamal"2024 Professional Football Club Botev Plovdiv v. Club Madenat Alamal Football Club CAS set aside a EUR 125,000 sell-on fee award because the selling club never validly registered the player under FIFA rules. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11962"Zamalek v. AIK"2025 Zamalek SC v. AIK FF Sweden CAS upheld acceleration of full USD 1,100,000 transfer fee after Zamalek failed to pay first instalment, rejecting penalty-clause and mitigating-circumstances… Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/11064"Biolley"2024 Marc Biolley & Matchworld Football SA v. Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) CAS upheld FIFA's order that a licensed match agent pay EUR 275,000 to RBFA for an unpaid match-fee instalment, rejecting nullity, breach, and… Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11897"ACSF Oradea v. Almanza & FIFA"2026 Asociatia Club Sportiv Fotbalistic Oradea v. Ober Yesid Almanza Sehuanes & FIFA CAS dismissed as inadmissible a Romanian club's appeal against a FIFA DRC compensation award and registration ban, because the club failed to monitor its own… Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11287"Nwakaeme"2026 Anthony Nnaduzor Nwakaeme v. Al Fayha Club CAS partially upheld a Nigerian player's appeal, awarding default interest and team bonuses but rejecting his agent commission claim for lack of standing. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/11014"FFK v. Prishtina"2024 Football Federation of Kosovo v. FC Prishtina SH. P. K. CAS annulled a Kosovo sports arbitration body's decision granting Prishtina a UEFA club license, finding that body lacked jurisdiction. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11498"Santos v. Arouca"2025 Santos Futebol Clube v. Futebol Clube de Arouca CAS upheld a 10% contractual penalty and 12% p.a. interest rate in a football transfer fee dispute, rejecting Santos's reduction requests. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10680"Diosgyör"2025 Diosgyör Futball Club Kft. v. Sergey Kuznetsov & Fédération Internationale de Football Association CAS declared inadmissible a club's appeal against a FIFA PSC decision because the club failed to request grounds within the 10-day deadline, rendering the… Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/11103"Al Gharafa v. FCSB"2024 Al Gharafa Sports Club v. SC Fotbal Club FCSB SA CAS upheld FIFA PSC's order that Al Gharafa pay EUR 5,000,000 transfer fee plus EUR 1,000,000 penalty after paying a fraudulent Vietnamese bank account… Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10845"Dhofar Club"2025 Dhofar Club v. Oman Football Association CAS dismissed Dhofar Club's appeal, confirming its relegation and six-point deduction for failing AFC/OFA club licensing Criterion F.04. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/11090"Nsue López"2025 Emilio Nsue López v. FIFA CAS upheld FIFA's six-month ban on a player who represented Equatorial Guinea in 42 matches without an approved change of association. Read the digest →
• TAS 2025/A/11122"Corinthians v. Santos Laguna"2025 Sport Club Corinthians Paulista v. Santos Laguna CAS upheld FIFA's order requiring Corinthians to pay USD 4,500,000 plus penalty and 18% interest after triggering a contractual acceleration clause. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11047"Viggiano"2025 Facundo Leonel Viggiano v. ASD Piano Della Lente CAS overturned FIFA DRC's rejection of a player's bonus claim after new FIGC match-statistics evidence was admitted on appeal. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10955"A. v. AGS Tanger"2024 A. v. Association Générations de Solidarité Tanger (AGS) CAS dismissed a female player's wage claim after she signed a settlement acknowledging receipt of all dues from her Moroccan club. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10334"Sassi"2024 Ismail Sassi v. Achyronas Onisilos FC CAS upheld a French player's claim for EUR 20,750 in unpaid salaries against a Cypriot club, finding unsigned supplementary agreements validly concluded under… Read the digest →
• CAS 2023/A/9669"West Ham v. CSKA"2023 West Ham United Football Club v. PFC CSKA & FIFA CAS suspended West Ham's obligation to pay a EUR 8,550,266.77 transfer instalment until UK/US sanctions regimes permit payment to CSKA. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10816"Fouflias"2024 Saado Abdelsalam Fouflias v. Ismaily SC CAS dismissed a Greek-Palestinian player's USD 200,000 breach-of-contract claim against Egyptian club Ismaily SC, finding no valid employment contract was… Read the digest →
• CAS 2023/A/9963"Santos v. Almería (Kaiky)"2023 Santos Futebol Clube v. Unión Deportiva Almería SAD & FIFA CAS upheld Santos' appeal, ordering Almería to pay EUR 2,725,728 after finding clause 2.11 of the transfer agreement was validly triggered. Read the digest →
• CAS 2023/A/9960"Sporting v. Inter (João Mário)"2025 Sporting Clube de Portugal v. FC Internazionale Milano S.p.A CAS dismissed Sporting's EUR 30 million claim after Inter mutually terminated João Mário's contract, allowing him to join Benfica as a free agent. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10812"Pepa v. Al Tai"2024 Pedro Miguel Marques Costa Filipe v. Al Tai Club CAS dismissed a Portuguese coach's appeal for a €100,000 performance bonus after finding the parties had settled their compensation dispute. Read the digest →
• CAS 2022/A/9147"Khomand v. Lak"2022 Mr Ali Khomand v. Mr Hamed Lak CAS rejected an Iranian agent's penalty-clause claim against a player because the agent failed to prove a valid agency contract existed. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10627"Valmiera FC"2024 Valmiera FC v. Latvian Football Federation CAS upheld denial of UEFA club licence to Valmiera FC for overdue payables to staff and tax authorities as at 31 March 2024. Read the digest →
• CAS 2023/A/10014"Guldsmed"2023 Morten Beck Guldsmed v. The Football Association of Iceland & The Football Department of FH CAS dismissed a Danish player's appeal as time-barred because his detour to the ISI Court of Appeal did not revive the 21-day deadline. Read the digest →
• CAS 2023/A/10208"Marinov"2023 Evgeni Marinov v. FIFA & Kenan Kurtes CAS dismissed Marinov's appeal, confirming his claim against Kurtes was time-barred under Article 22.3 MAR. Read the digest →
• CAS 2023/A/9923"Mezőkövesd Zsóry"2024 Mezőkövesd Zsóry FC v. Matija Katanec & FIFA CAS set aside the FIFA DRC decision because the employment contract's jurisdiction clause validly excluded FIFA competence in favour of Hungarian… Read the digest →
• CAS 2023/A/10065"Al-Jahra Sports Club Electoral Committee"2023 Khaled Abdullah Al-Husseini, Mandil Saad Al-Hadab & Turki Makmi Al-Dhufiri v. Youssef Karim Al-Anzi, Habas Miteb Al-Shammari, Abdullah Hajjaj Al-Alati & Abdulaziz Awaid Al-Anazi CAS dismissed an appeal challenging NSAT's correction of its award invalidating Al-Jahra Sports Club's January 2023 board elections. Read the digest →
• CAS 2023/A/10032"Wolverhampton v. FIFA (Derry City minor transfer)"2024 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) CAS upheld Wolves' appeal, permitting registration of a dual Irish-UK national minor from Derry City FC despite the FIFA PSC's 5-year UK residency requirement. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10673"Torres Srl"2024 Torres Srl v. FIFA & Club Atletico Independiente & Asociacion Atletica Argentinos Juniors CAS Division President ruled English as the procedural language because the appealed FIFA decision was drafted in English. Read the digest →
• TAS 2024/A/10462"Huracán v. Luqueño"2024 Club Atlético Huracán v. Sportivo Luqueño CAS upheld FIFA's award ordering Huracán to pay USD 1,597,200 plus interest for failing to pay a player transfer fee. 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 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 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 2022/A/8849"Chindia Targoviste v. Yameogo"2023 AFC Chindia Targoviste v. Yameogo Franck Alex Neeb – Noma Blaise CAS upheld FIFA DRC's award of RON 48,000 bonus to player after club avoided relegation via play-off during COVID-altered season. Read the digest →
• CAS 2022/A/9086"Giresunspor v. Diarra"2023 Giresunspor Kulübü Derneği v. Mamadou Diarra CAS confirmed FIFA DRC award of EUR 307,000 plus TL 308,608.79 income tax against Turkish club for unpaid player remuneration. 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 2022/A/8669"Adongo"2023 Anita Adongo et al. v. Football Kenya Federation (FKF), Confederation of African Football (CAF) & Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) CAS set aside FKF's withdrawal of Kenya Women's National Football Team from WAFCON 2022 as ultra vires. 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 2021/A/8365"Torino v. Osasuna"2023 Torino Football Club S.p.A. v. Club Atlético Osasuna CAS upheld a EUR 1,500,000 penalty clause triggered by Torino's transfer of Alejandro Berenguer to Athletic Bilbao, rejecting Art. 18bis illegality and… Read the digest →
• CAS 2021/A/8224"Galatasaray v. Feghouli"2023 Galatasaray Sportif Sinai ve Ticari Yatirimlar A.Ş. v. Sofiane Feghouli CAS upheld FIFA DRC's finding that Galatasaray's disciplinary fine and unilateral COVID-19 salary reduction were unlawful, ordering EUR 800,800 net to Feghouli. 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 2020/A/7468"São Paulo v. FIFA & La Serena"2022 São Paulo FC v. FIFA & Federación de Fútbol de Chile & CD La Serena & Lucas Fasson Dos Santos CAS dismissed São Paulo's appeal for lack of standing as it was not a party to the FIFA provisional ITC proceedings. 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 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 2017/A/5202"Atlético Mineiro v. Udinese"2018 Clube Atlético Mineiro v. Udinese Calcio S.p.A. & Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) CAS held that CAM's payment of EUR 897,451.50 validly discharged the fourth transfer instalment under Swiss law on allocation of payments. Read the digest →
• CAS 2017/A/5336"Al Nassr v. Twente"2018 Al Nassr Saudi Club v. FC Twente 65 CAS upheld FIFA's order that Al Nassr pay EUR 1,200,000 transfer fee plus EUR 250,000 reduced penalty to FC Twente 65. 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/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 →
• 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 →
• 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 2014/A/3646"Boca Juniors v. Mineiro"2015 Club Atlético Boca Juniors v. Clube Atlético Mineiro CAS reduced a US$2,000,000 penalty clause to US$1,500,000 after Mineiro loaned player Julio César Caceres López to Olimpia without Boca's consent. 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 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 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 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 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 2008/A/1699"Nile Sports Club (Hasaheisa)"2009 Nile Sports Club (Hasaheisa) Sudan v. Sudanese Football Association (Appeals High Committee) & Al-Hilal Sports Club CAS dismissed Nile Sports Club's appeal after finding it estopped by venire contra factum proprium from challenging the rescheduled-match decision. 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 2007/A/1380"Ankaragücü v. S."2008 MKE Ankaragücü Spor Kulübü v. S. CAS upheld FIFA DRC's award of USD 154,034 to a Ghanaian player after the Turkish club failed to discharge its burden of proof regarding payments and… 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 2004/A/662"Mallorca v Lanus (Ibagaza)"2005 RCD Mallorca, S.A.D. v/ Club Atletico Lanus CAS reduced FIFA's USD 2,500,000 damages award to USD 830,000 plus USD 220,000 for Mallorca's breach of co-ownership contract over player Ibagaza. Read the digest →

Doping, ethics & governance at CAS

• CAS 2025/A/11381"Mekelle 70 Enderta"2026 Mekelle 70 Enderta FC v. Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) & Ethiopian Premier League Share Company (EPLSC) CAS dismissed Ethiopian club's appeal against salary-cap sanctions, holding the club failed its duty to cooperate and rebut excess-payment findings. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11787"Pisarskii"2025 Vladimir Pisarskii v. Russian Football Union CAS upheld a one-year ban on a Russian footballer who transferred RUB 4,000,000 to a friend who then bet on the player's own match. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11562"FC Gostivar"2025 FC Gostivar v. Football Federation of Macedonia (FFM) CAS upheld FFM's EUR 5,000 fine and ten-match home ban on FC Gostivar for poor organisation and unauthorised persons in restricted stadium areas. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11715"Mbenza Kamboleke"2026 Guy Carel Mbenza Kamboleke v. FIFA CAS dismissed a player's appeal against FIFA's compliance decision enforcing a USD 600,000 CAS award for unpaid intermediary commissions. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11904"Asaria"2025 Asaria SC v Libyan Football Federation (LFF) & Wefaq Ejdabya & Al-Dhara SC & Al-Khoms FC CAS dismissed as inadmissible Asaria's appeal seeking reinstatement in the Libyan Premier League after the 2025/2026 season had already commenced. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11542"Matei Cosmin Gabriel"2026 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) v. Romanian National Anti-Doping Agency (RNADA) & Matei Cosmin Gabriel CAS partially upheld WADA's appeal, imposing a 9-month ban on Romanian footballer Matei Cosmin Gabriel for a contaminated supplement ADRV. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11640"AVS"2026 AVS – FUTEBOL, SAD v. FIFA and Welinton Junior Ferreira dos Santos CAS confirmed AVS – Futebol, SAD is the sporting successor of CD Aves 1930 and must pay EUR 260,000 plus interest to a former player. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11975"Arsenal Tivat"2025 Fudbalski klub Arsenal Tivat v. UEFA CAS upheld a seven-year UEFA competition ban and EUR 400,000 fine on FK Arsenal Tivat for match-fixing in the 2023/24 UEFA Conference League qualifying rounds. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11887"Lokeren Temse"2025 KSC Lokeren Temse v. FIFA CAS upheld FIFA's two-registration-period ban on Lokeren Temse for breaching a player-registration ban by relying on an incompetent national court order. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11665"Da Silva"2025 Romário Ricardo Da Silva v. Saudi Arabian Anti-Doping Committee CAS upheld a 12-month ban on a Brazilian footballer for Clomiphene presence, rejecting No Fault and sample-numbering challenges. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11493"Pîrvu"2025 Daniel Pîrvu v. Romanian Football Federation CAS reduced a Romanian coach's two-year ban to six months for falsely identifying a sent-off player in a match report to protect his son. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11678"Zamalek v. CAF"2025 Al Zamalek Club v. Confederation of African Football CAS reduced Zamalek's USD 300,000 CAF fine to USD 75,000 for bringing football into disrepute during a Super Cup penalty incident. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11510"Zamalek"2025 Zamalek SC v. Confederation of African Football (CAF) CAS halved Zamalek's USD 200,000 fine to USD 100,000 for security failures at the 2023/2024 CAF Confederation Cup final. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11815"Cespedes"2025 Boris Cespedes v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) CAS reduced a Bolivian footballer's two-year doping ban to 15 months after finding he established the source of acetazolamide through altitude sickness… Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11587"Al-Ittihad v. LFF & Al Ahli Tripoli"2025 Al-Ittihad Sports Club v. Libya Football Federation (LFF) & Al Ahli Tripoli CAS declared Al-Ittihad's appeal inadmissible for lack of legal interest after the competition concluded and sporting consequences became moot. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11723"Real Madrid v UEFA"2026 Real Madrid C.F. v Union Européenne de Football Association (UEFA) CAS upheld UEFA's minimum sanction on Real Madrid for a supporter's Nazi salute during a 2025 Champions League match. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11271"FRMF v. FIFA (Paris 2024 OFT)"2025 Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football v. FIFA CAS halved FRMF's fine to CHF 50,000 and annulled the stadium ban, finding the original sanctions grossly disproportionate compared to AFA's identical-match… Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/11078"Pacheco v. Vasco da Gama"2024 Alvaro Adriano Teixeira Pacheco, José Miguel Carvalho Teixeira & Pedro Valdemar Vasconcelos Pinto da Cunha Teixeira v. Vasco da Gama Sociedade Anônima Do Futebol CAS partially upheld three Portuguese coaches' appeals, rejecting the 'group contract' finding and awarding the head coach EUR 551,095.80. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11604"Crystal Palace"2025 Crystal Palace Football Club v. Union des Associations Européennes de Football (UEFA), Nottingham Forest Football Club & Olympique Lyonnais CAS upheld UEFA's decision admitting Olympique Lyonnais to the 2025/26 UEFA Europa League and relegating Crystal Palace to the UEFA Conference League due to… Read the digest →
• CAS 2022/A/9173"Mehta v. NADA"2025 Ashutosh Mehta v. National Anti-Doping Agency India (NADA) CAS declined jurisdiction over Indian footballer's doping appeal because he was not an International-Level Athlete at the time of the violation. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/11091"FEGUIFUT"2025 FEGUIFUT v. FIFA CAS dismissed FEGUIFUT's appeal, upholding CHF 150,000 fine for fielding ineligible player Emilio Nsue López in 42 matches. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10766"Turagalailai"2025 Sport Integrity Commission v. Inoke Turagalailai CAS imposed the mandatory two-year ban on a Fijian footballer for in-competition cannabis use, rejecting proportionality-based reduction. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10975"Bursaspor v. Bruno"2025 Bursaspor Kulübü Derneği v. Massimo Bruno & FIFA CAS confirmed FIFA DC jurisdiction to enforce a DRC award after a settlement agreement became null and void for non-payment. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10550"AZ Alkmaar"2024 AZ Alkmaar v. Union des Associations Européennes de Football (UEFA) CAS set aside UEFA's €40,000 fine on AZ Alkmaar, finding the club was not negligent in organising post-match security. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10783"Shaanxi Union / Ogbu"2024 Shaanxi Union Football Club v. Moses Orwohicho Ogbu CAS confirmed Shaanxi Union Football Club is the sporting successor of dissolved Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic FC, liable for the player's unpaid wages and… Read the digest →
• CAS 2023/A/10043"Yeni Mersin"2023 Yeni Mersin Idman Yurdu A.S. v. Ivan Saraiva de Souza & FIFA CAS set aside FIFA's sporting-succession liability ruling against YM2 because the player's complaint was time-barred under Article 10 FDC. Read the digest →
• CAS 2023/A/10255"Yeni Mersin"2023 Yeni Mersin Idman Yurdu A.S. v. Danilo Petrolli Bueno & FIFA CAS annulled FIFA's sporting-succession finding against YM2 because the player's complaint was time-barred under Article 10 FDC. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10918"Beckett"2025 Jonathan Dominic Finbar Beckett v. FIFA CAS set aside FIFA General Secretariat's de facto definite licence suspension of an unlicensed agent because Article 21 FFAR was suspended, leaving no… Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10438"Fedorovics"2024 Daniels Fedorovics v. Latvian Football Federation CAS upheld a 12-month ban and EUR 1,000 fine on a Latvian defender found to have deliberately manipulated a domestic league match. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10456"Lotcikovs"2024 Arturs Lotcikovs v. Latvian Football Federation CAS set aside a 12-month ban and EUR 1,000 fine for match-fixing because the LFF failed to prove the player's individual involvement to comfortable… Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10269"Stancu Ionuț v. Rapid 1923"2025 Cristian Stancu Ionuț v. Fotbal Club Rapid 1923 SA & Romanian Football Federation CAS held that a sporting successor club can be sanctioned under national disciplinary rules for non-compliance with a prior CAS award against its predecessor. Read the digest →
• CAS 2023/A/10114"Poalei Tel Aviv / Hapoel Tel Aviv"2023 Poalei Tel Aviv Holdings Ltd. v. FIFA CAS upheld FIFA's disciplinary sanctions against Poalei Tel Aviv for non-payment of predecessor club Hapoel Tel Aviv FC's debts on grounds of sporting… Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10983"Taylor v. GFA"2024 Solomon Safo Taylor v. Ghana Football Association CAS set aside a three-year GFA ban on a player because the alleged document-falsification offence was time-barred under the five-year limitation period in the… Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10473"Gabigol"2024 Gabriel Barbosa Almeida v. União Federal do Brasil & Autoridade Brasileira de Controle de Dopagem (ABCD) CAS examined whether Brazilian footballer Gabriel Barbosa's uncooperative conduct during an out-of-competition doping test constituted tampering or attempted… Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10878"Ogutu"2024 Lennox Ogutu v. Kenyan Football Association CAS found KFA's 20-month failure to conclude match-fixing proceedings against a Kenyan player constituted a denial of justice, lifting his provisional… Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10543"Rajomazandri"2024 Andrianirina Rajomazandri v. Malagasy Football Federation (FMF) CAS annulled a two-year match suspension imposed by FMF's Executive Committee on a Madagascan footballer for incompetence, procedural unfairness, and lack of… Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10574"Brann v. UEFA"2024 Sportsklubben Brann v. Union des Associations Européennes de Football (UEFA) CAS majority overturned UEFA's EUR 5,000 fine on Brann for supporters chanting 'UEFA MAFIA', finding no breach of Article 16(2)(e) DR. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10756"FK Zeta v. FAM"2024 FK "ZETA" Golubovci, Bojan Matanovic & Danilo Raicevic v. Football Association of Montenegro CAS declined jurisdiction over FAM disciplinary sanctions because no FAM statute or specific arbitration agreement expressly conferred CAS appellate authority. Read the digest →
• CAS 2023/A/10223"NK Olimpija Ljubljana"2025 NK Olimpija Ljubljana v. Union des Associations Européennes de Football (UEFA) CAS partially upheld NK Olimpija's appeal, annulling the €4,500 improper-conduct fine but confirming the €22,625 throwing-of-objects fine. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10316"Zakho"2025 Zakho Sports Club v. Iraqi Football Association CAS dismissed Zakho's appeal for lack of standing because Al Shorta FC — the directly sanctioned party — was not joined as respondent. Read the digest →
• CAS 2023/A/10081"Ibrahimi Idrissi"2023 Abdelilah Ibrahimi Idrissi v. Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football CAS reduced a 2-year ban and MAD 100,000 fine to a 12-match suspension and MAD 20,000 fine after finding the FRMF Ethics Committee applied the wrong ruleset. Read the digest →
• CAS 2023/A/10510"Mosquera v. Speranis Nisporeni"2023 Dayron Alexander Mosquera Mendoza v. Speranis Nisporeni & FIFA CAS rejected a player's claim that a Moldovan club was the sporting successor of his former employer, upholding the FIFA DC decision. Read the digest →
• CAS 2021/A/7789"Falon"2021 Kacper Falon v. Polish Anti-Doping Agency & World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) CAS dismissed a national-level Polish footballer's anti-doping appeal for lack of jurisdiction, confirming athletes cannot appeal second-instance NADO… Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10325"Norde"2025 Sony Norde v. FIFA & Melaka FC CAS dismissed a Haitian player's appeal seeking to hold Melaka FC liable as sporting successor of Melaka United FC for USD 165,600 in unpaid wages and… Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11270"FRMF v. FIFA (Paris 2024 OFT)"2025 Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football v. FIFA CAS upheld FIFA's CHF 44,500 fine on Morocco's football federation for supporter misconduct across five Paris 2024 Olympic Football Tournament matches. Read the digest →
• TAS 2024/A/11189"ACB 1904"2024 ACB 1904 SA v. Swiss Football League CAS replaced a 3-point deduction with a CHF 30,000 fine after finding the mandatory minimum sanction inapplicable to a late-documentation violation. Read the digest →
• TAS 2024/A/10916"ACB Bellinzona"2024 ACB 1904 SA v. Swiss Football League CAS upheld a forfeit loss imposed on Bellinzona for listing eight non-locally-trained players on the match card, one over the permitted maximum. Read the digest →
• CAS 2023/A/9413"FC Zenit v. RFU"2023 FC Zenit JSC v. Russian Football Union CAS upheld six-match suspensions of three FC Zenit players for participation in a mass fight after a Russian Cup match. Read the digest →
• CAS 2023/A/9822"Kumasi King Faisal"2023 Kumasi King Faisal Football Club v. Ghana Football Association CAS dismissed King Faisal's appeal, holding that Isaac Mensah was not an unqualified player under GFA Premier League Regulations. Read the digest →
• CAS 2023/A/9517"Eurafrica FC v. Sunyani The Wisers"2023 Eurafrica FC v. Sunyani The Wisers FC & Ghana Football Association CAS dismissed Eurafrica FC's appeal, confirming it owed €62,000 to Sunyani The Wisers FC and €80,000 to the GFA from Felix Afena Gyan's transfer to AS Roma. Read the digest →
• CAS 2022/A/9191"Steaua v. FRF & Dinamo"2023 CS AL Armatei Steaua v. Federatia Rômană de Fotbal (FRF) & Dinamo 1948 SA CAS upheld FRF sanctions on Steaua for supporter misconduct, confirming strict liability and proportionate cumulative penalties. Read the digest →
• CAS 2022/A/9055"Aso & Lamptey v. GFA"2023 Alex Aso et al. v. Ghana Football Association & Richmond Lamptey v. Ghana Football Association CAS annulled all bans imposed on 22 Ghanaian players for alleged match-fixing in a 7-0 Ghana Premier League match, finding insufficient individual evidence. Read the digest →
• CAS 2022/A/9044"Pouga"2023 Christian Pouga v. CS Sporting Juniorul Vaslui & FIFA CAS upheld FIFA's dismissal of disciplinary charges against Sporting Vaslui, finding it was not the sporting successor of bankrupt SC Vaslui. Read the digest →
• CAS 2021/A/8331"Piţurcă"2023 Victor Piţurcă v. Romanian Football Federation & U Craiova 1948 SA CAS dismissed a Romanian coach's bid to enforce a 2011 NDRC award against a successor club, finding no sporting-succession rule in the RFF Disciplinary Code. Read the digest →
• CAS 2021/A/7866"Durai"2023 Taras Durai v. Ukrainian Association of Football CAS upheld a three-year football ban on a Ukrainian player found guilty of manipulating one match for betting purposes. Read the digest →
• CAS 2022/A/8598"HFF v. FIFA"2023 Hungarian Football Federation (HFF) v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) CAS declared HFF's appeal inadmissible because the Statement of Appeal filed on 7 January 2022 was outside the 21-day deadline triggered by email notification… Read the digest →
• TAS 2023/A/9429"Boca Juniors v. CONMEBOL"2023 Club Atlético Boca Juniors v. Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL) CAS upheld CONMEBOL's USD 100,000 fine on Boca Juniors for racist gestures by fans at the 2022 Copa Libertadores. Read the digest →
• TAS 2022/A/9319"Palomino"2022 NADO Italia v. José Luis Palomino CAS upheld the acquittal of Atalanta defender Palomino for a Clostebol positive caused by contact with his treated dog, finding no fault or negligence. Read the digest →
• CAS 2020/A/6767"Zobahan"2020 Zobahan Cultural & Sport Club v. Reza Shekari & Football Club Rubin Kazan & FIFA CAS overturned a FIFA DRC res judicata ruling and awarded Zobahan EUR 300,000 for the Player's unjustified contract breach. Read the digest →
• CAS 2018/A/5933"Al-Hilal Club v. FIFA"2019 Al-Hilal Club v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) CAS dismissed Al-Hilal's appeal as inadmissible because the FIFA DC's enforcement letter ordering a points deduction was not an appealable 'decision'. 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 2017/A/5401"Atlético Mineiro v. FIFA"2018 Clube Atlético Mineiro v. FIFA CAS upheld FIFA's CHF 30,000 fine and six-point deduction threat against Atlético Mineiro for failing to pay USD 1,500,000 awarded in CAS 2014/A/3646. 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 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 2013/A/3301"Red Bull Salzburg v. UEFA"2014 FC Red Bull Salzburg v. UEFA, Arsenal London FC & Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü CAS dismissed Salzburg's protest against its UCL elimination, holding Fenerbahçe was eligible to play while its exclusion decision was stayed. 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 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 2011/A/2605"Hess"2012 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) v. Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF), Superior Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva do Futebol (STJD) & Mr Vinicius Sarturi Hess CAS imposed a two-year ban on a Brazilian footballer for fenproporex, rejecting plastic-bottle sabotage defence and setting suspension start at 1 October 2011. 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 2011/A/2646"Rangers de Talca"2012 Club Rangers de Talca v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) CAS set aside FIFA disciplinary sanctions on a successor club because the player failed to claim his privileged debt in the bankruptcy proceedings. Read the digest →
• CAS 2011/A/2426"Adamu"2012 Amos Adamu v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) CAS upheld FIFA's three-year ban on Executive Committee member Amos Adamu for bribery under the FIFA Code of Ethics. Read the digest →
• CAS 2011/A/2551"Fenerbahçe"2011 Fenerbahçe SK v. UEFA & Turkish Football Federation (TFF) CAS rejected Fenerbahçe's second request for provisional measures seeking reinstatement to the 2011/12 UEFA Champions League. 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 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 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 2007/A/1370"Dodô"2007 FIFA & WADA v. Superior Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva do Futebol (STJD) & Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF) & Mr Ricardo Lucas Dodô CAS dismissed FIFA's application to provisionally suspend footballer Dodô pending appeal of his anti-doping acquittal. Read the digest →
• CAS 2007/A/1217"Feyenoord"2007 Feyenoord Rotterdam N.V. v. Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) CAS confirmed Feyenoord's disqualification from the UEFA Cup 2006/07 and CHF 100,000 fine under Article 6 strict liability for supporter misconduct. 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 →
• 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 →

Training compensation & solidarity at CAS

• CAS 2026/A/12215"Santos v. Al Markhiya"2026 Santos Futebol Clube v. Al Markhiya Sports Club CAS dismissed Santos's appeal, confirming EUR 332,500 principal plus 10% interest and EUR 33,250 penalty owed to Al Markhiya. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11209"Swansea v. Hatcham"2025 Swansea City AFC v. Hatcham FC CAS upheld Swansea's appeal, finding Hatcham's signed waiver letter sufficiently clear to extinguish its FIFA training compensation claim. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11780"Willem II v. Mirandés"2025 Willem II Tilburg B.V. v. C.D. Mirandés S.A.D & FIFA Training compensation claim dismissed as time-barred by one day because TMS record, not RFEF player passport, governs registration date. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11852"Olexandriya v. Polissya"2025 FC Olexandriya v. FC Polissya CAS overturned UAF DRC's dismissal and awarded FC Olexandriya UAH 4,610,965.20 in outstanding training compensation for player Mustafayev. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11581"Usta v. FFM"2025 Enes Usta v. Football Federation of Macedonia (FFM) CAS upheld a two-year functional ban and EUR 1,500 fine on a club owner who ordered his team to abandon a league match in the 85th minute. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11503"Real Monarchs"2026 Real Monarchs Football Club v. Potenza Calcio S.r.l. & Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) CAS confirmed USD 52,459 training compensation owed to Potenza, holding Real Monarchs and Real Salt Lake constitute one single 'club' under FIFA RSTP. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11368"Panathinaikos v. Como"2025 Panathinaikos FC v. Como 1907 S.R.L. & FIFA CAS awarded Panathinaikos EUR 332,786.89 training compensation from Como after admitting a contract-renewal offer not uploaded to FIFA TMS. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11492"Leganés v. CPA"2025 Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. v. Cheman des Parcelles Assainies, Fédération Sénégalaise de Football and FIFA CAS upheld Leganés's appeal after CPA validly and irrevocably waived its EUR 144,986.30 training compensation claim. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11556"Nacional v. FIFA & Club Africain"2025 Clube Desportivo Nacional Futebol SAD v. FIFA, Club Africain and Fédération Tunisienne de Football (FTF) CAS declared Nacional's appeal inadmissible because it was filed 40 days late after valid TMS notification of the FIFA training-compensation decisions. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11838"AGF v. Bodø/Glimt"2025 AGF AS v. FK Bodø/Glimt CAS dismissed AGF's claim that a success-bonus clause was triggered after the transferred player had already left Bodø/Glimt. Read the digest →
• CAS 2025/A/11689"Saint Etienne v. FIFA (Amougou)"2025 AS Saint Etienne v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) CAS dismissed ASSE's solidarity contribution appeal because Chelsea FC, a necessary co-respondent, was never named in the Statement of Appeal. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10662"Udinese Cartagena"2026 Udinese Football School Cartagena v. Watford FC & FCF & FIFA CAS confirmed that a training compensation claim filed in TMS after the two-year limit is time-barred, even if the club sent it to its national association… 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 →
• 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/10839"Botev Plovdiv v. CFNF"2024 Professional Football Club Botev Plovdiv v. Club Centre de Formation National de Football CAS upheld a 20% sell-on fee owed by Bulgarian club Botev Plovdiv to Ivorian academy CFNF despite the player's amateur status. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10619"Miladinović"2025 Jovan Miladinović v. FC Crvena Zvezda CAS rejected a Serbian youth goalkeeper's claim that his club wrongfully terminated his employment contract by denying him competition registration. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10785"FC Durham Academy v. New York Red Bulls"2024 FC Durham Academy v. New York Red Bulls CAS held that NYRB and NYRB II are the same 'club' for FIFA training compensation purposes, reversing the FIFA DRC. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10427"Right to Dream"2024 Right to Dream FC v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association CAS annulled FIFA's Electronic Player Passport determination and remitted the solidarity contribution dispute to FIFA for reconsideration with the GFA. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10694"Lokomotiv v. Mariupol"2024 JSC FC Lokomotiv v. FC Mariupol CAS confirmed Lokomotiv must pay Mariupol EUR 49,808.22 training compensation for player Mampassi, rejecting waiver and early-training-termination defences. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10478"Hapoel Tel Aviv"2024 Hapoel Tel Aviv FC v. FIFA CAS dismissed Hapoel Tel Aviv's appeal against a EUR 135,123.29 training compensation allocation because the beneficiary club, NYRB, was not joined as a… Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10470"Le Havre v. AS Kaloum"2025 Havre Athletic Club Football Association v. Association Sportive du Kaloum SA CAS annulled a EUR 231,698.62 training compensation award and remitted to FIFA DRC due to conflicting decisions on when the player first attained professional… Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10795"AC Horsens & Cocu"2024 Fodboldalliancen AC Horsens A/S & Tudor-Stefan Cocu v. FIFA CAS confirmed FIFA's refusal to approve the international transfer of a 16-year-old minor to a Danish second-division club that held only a Category III… Read the digest →
• CAS 2023/A/10202"Slavia Praha v. 36 Lion"2025 SK Slavia Praha - Fotbal a.s. v. 36 Lion Football Club CAS overturned FIFA PSC's sell-on fee calculation, holding that prior transfer and bonus fees must be deducted from the base amount. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10551"ESTAC v. Torino"2025 Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne (ESTAC) v. Torino Football Club S.P.A. & Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) ESTAC's training compensation claim failed because it did not prove its contract offer to the player equalled his existing contract value. Read the digest →
• CAS 2023/A/10091"Karpaty"2023 Karpaty FC LLC v. FIFA & HNK Cibalia Vinkovci & FC Karpaty Halych CAS upheld FIFA's transfer ban on Karpaty FC LLC as sporting successor of CPF Karpaty LTD, liable for EUR 48,986 training compensation owed to HNK Cibalia. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10542"Bologna v. Oostende"2024 Bologna FC 1909 SPA v. KV Oostende CAS upheld that Bologna's EUR 100,000-per-cap bonus obligation to Oostende was not limited to the period the player was registered with Bologna. Read the digest →
• CAS 2024/A/10394"Crystal Palace v. North County United"2025 CPFC Limited T/A Crystal Palace Football Club v. North County United/Treasure Coast Tritons CAS confirmed EUR 53,506.85 training compensation owed by Crystal Palace for player Jacob Montes, dismissing challenges to the respondent's standing and the… Read the digest →
• CAS 2023/A/9940"FK Shkupi"2024 1927 FK Shkupi v. FIFA & FC Aarau & FC Baden CAS upheld FK Shkupi's appeal, setting aside FIFA training compensation decisions totalling EUR 90,876.72 because a valid waiver existed. 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 →
• TAS 2021/A/8201"Calahorra v. Rafaela"2023 Club Deportivo Calahorra v. Asociación Mutual Social y Deportiva Atletico de Rafaela CAS ruled no training compensation is owed where a player's first professional contract was signed but never registered. Read the digest →
• CAS 2019/A/6196"Corinthians v. Flamengo (Renato Augusto)"2019 Sport Club Corinthians Paulista v. Clube de Regatas do Flamengo CAS set aside FIFA DRC's order requiring Corinthians to pay a second solidarity contribution on a sell-on fee already included in the EUR 8,000,000 transfer… 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 2018/A/6017"Lugano v. Inter"2019 FC Lugano SA v. FC Internazionale Milano S.p.A. CAS reduced Lugano's joint liability for a player's unjustified contract termination from EUR 133,532 to EUR 120,000, confirming no sporting just cause existed. 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 2018/A/5733"KRC Genk v. Manchester United"2018 Koninklijke Racing Club Genk (KRC Genk) v. Manchester United Football Club CAS dismissed Genk's training compensation claim for failing to prove bona fide interest in retaining player Indy Boonen. 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 2015/A/4139"Al Nassr v. Trabzonspor"2016 Al Nassr Saudi Club v. Trabzonspor Football Club CAS upheld a EUR 1,200,000 second transfer instalment and EUR 500,000 contractual penalty against Al Nassr for late payment. Read the digest →
• TAS 2012/A/3009"Arsenal v. Central Español"2013 Arsenal Fútbol Club v. Central Español FC CAS confirmed Arsenal FC (Argentina) must pay USD 255,833.33 training compensation to Central Español FC for player Gastón Filgueira Méndez. 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 2010/A/2069"Galatasaray v. Alemannia Aachen"2010 Galatasaray A.S. v. Aachener TSV Alemannia F.C. CAS upheld EUR 150,000 training compensation for Aachen after finding Galatasaray had signed the player on a professional contract. Read the digest →
• 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 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 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 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 →

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