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Art. 17 RSTP & contract termination at CAS

The Webster–Matuzalem–De Sanctis line and its successors: how CAS calculates compensation when football contracts are broken without just cause.

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• 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 →

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