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

Third-party ownership bans, agent regulations, sell-on mechanics and transfer disputes — the commercial architecture of football, as tested at CAS.

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

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