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

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• 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 →

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