CAS 2013/A/3258 Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü V. UEFA
CAS 2013/A/3258 Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü v. UEFA ARBITRAL AWARD rendered by the COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT sitting in the following composition: President: Mr Fabio Iudica, attorney-at-law in Milan, Italy Arbitrators: Prof. Dr Martin Schimke, attorney-at-law in Düsseldorf, Germany Mr Efraim Barak, attorney-at-law in Tel Aviv, Israel Ad-hoc clerk: Mr Serge Vittoz, attorney-at-law in Lausanne, Switzerland in the arbitration between Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü, Istanbul, Turkey Represented by Messrs Amr Abdelaziz and Philipp J. Dickenmann, attorneys-at-law in Zurich, Switzerland - Appellant - and Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), Nyon, Switzerland Represented by Dr Jean-Marc Reymond, attorney-at-law in Lausanne, Switzerland and Mr Adam Lewis Q.C. in London, United Kingdom - Respondent - (together referred to as the “Parties”) CAS 2013/A/3258 Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü v. UEFA - page. 2 INTRODUCTION 1. This appeal is brought by Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü (hereinafter referred to as “the Appellant”, “the Club” or “Besiktas”), against a decision of the Appeals Body (hereinafter also referred to as “the UEFA AB”) of the Union Européene des Associations de Football (hereinafter referred to as “UEFA”) dated 11 July 2013 (hereinafter also referred to as “the Appealed Decision”) excluding Besiktas from the UEFA Europa League 2013-2014, as a result of the alleged implication of the Club’s former coach T. and the former board member S. in manipulating the final match of the 49th Turkish Cup played on 11 May 2011 (hereinafter referred to as “the Match” or “the Cup Final”) opposing Besiktas to the football club I.B.B.
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