CAS Decisions
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Hammers, Tweets, and the CAS: The Definitive Timeline of the Sun Yang Saga
The Sun Yang Case: History and Substance This case is arguably one of the the most high-profile and procedurally complex sagas in the history of international sports law. What began as a midnight dispute over a blood sample evolved into a four-year and four decision legal marathon that tested the boundaries of arbitrator impartiality, the “duty of…
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Late Appeal, No Review: CAS Confirms Preclusive Effect of FIFA Appeal Deadlines in Football Disputes
CAS 2025/A/11192 – FC Girondins de Bordeaux v. Real Sporting de Gijón SAD Factual background The dispute arose from a transfer agreement concluded on 1 August 2023 between FC Girondins de Bordeaux and Real Sporting de Gijón for the transfer of the player Pedro Díaz. The agreement provided for a total transfer fee of EUR…