The system of dispute resolution in Italian sport, and particularly in association football, represents an area of considerable complexity, where principles of autonomy of the sporting order intersect with the limits arising from its necessary submission to state judicial review. The analysis of recent cases,
The Israel Football Association (IFA) uses several national and international bodies for settling football disputes in Israel. For national disputes, the IFA has its own disciplinary committees and tribunals that handle disputes within its member clubs and their players, as well as disputes with other stakeholders.
In Switzerland, football disputes may be settled by both national and international sports bodies. The Swiss Football Association (SFV) has its own internal dispute resolution bodies, and they handle disputes within the Swiss football system that are not in the competence of the Swiss Football League;
Football disputes in the UK are settled through arbitration, specialist tribunals, such as the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC), based in Zurich, Switzerland, and the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), based in Lausanne, Switzerland, and, in certain limited cases, by the UK Courts (see
In France, football-related disputes benefit from a comprehensive range of resolution mechanisms designed to ensure fairness, efficiency, and respect for the specificities of the sport. Depending upon the nature of the dispute, it may be handled through internal disciplinary proceedings, resolved amicably via conciliation, settled through
Lausanne, 11 August 2025 – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed an appeal by Crystal Palace FC (CPFC) against UEFA, Nottingham Forest FC and Olympique Lyonnais (OL) concerning a decision by UEFA to remove CPFC from the UEFA Europa League 2025/2026 due
The Head of our French Law Practice, Dr Estelle Ivanova, has published an article under the title ‘Power imbalance exposed?’ in the New Law Journal (www.newlawjournal.co.uk) issue of 8 August 2025 on the recent landmark ruling of the Grand Chamber of the European Court of
Sell-on clauses in football transfer agreements, which stipulate a percentage of a future transfer fee for the selling club, are generally permissible under European Union (EU) competition law, but can be subject to scrutiny if they restrict competition or unfairly impact player freedom of movement. Whilst
It was with much anticipation (see our previous news item posted on 3 April 2025) that the international legal and sporting communities awaited the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the case of RFC Seraing v FIFA (Case C-600/23), handed down
On 14 July 2025, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed the appeal lodged by Slovakian club FK DAC 1904 A.S. against UEFA, as reported in the official CAS media release of the same date. The appeal concerned the DAC exclusion from the UEFA