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Training compensation & solidarity at CAS

From Bayern v. Alianza Lima and the Pyunik line to the Clearing House era: how CAS prices the development of players — training compensation, solidarity mechanism, and their waivers.

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

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