June 2020 the International Journal Dedicated to Football
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The international journal dedicated to football law # 13 - June 2020 Football Legal # 1 - June 2014 Special Report: Third Party Ownership (TPO) Football Legal # 2 - December 2014 Special Report: Financial Controls of Football Clubs Football Legal # 3 - June 2015 Special Report: The new Regulations on Working with Intermediaries Football Legal # 4 - December 2015 Special Report: International Football Justice Football Legal # 5 - June 2016 Special Report: TPO/TPI: an update Football Legal # 6 - November 2016 Special Report: Broadcasting & Media Rights in Football Leagues Football Legal # 7 - June 2017 Special Report: Minors in Football Football Legal # 8 - December 2017 Special Report: Data in Football Football Legal # 9 - June 2018 Special Report: Termination of Players’/Coaches’ Contracts Football Legal # 10 - December 2018 Special Report: Integrity in Football Football Legal # 11 - June 2019 Special Report: Major Football Competitions: Key Legal Challenges & Ongoing Reforms Football Legal # 12 - December 2019 Special Report: Private Football Academies Football Legal # 13 - June 2020 Special Report: Challenges in Football Facing COVID-19 Subscriptions: www.football-legal.com © Football Legal 2020 - All rights reserved worldwide ISSN: 2497-1219 EDITORIAL BOARD Saleh ALOBEIDLI Eugene KRECHETOV Lawyer, Saleh Alobeidli Advocates Lawyer, Eksports Law Dubai - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Moscow - RUSSIA José Luis ANDRADE Andrew MERCER ECA General Counsel Acting General Counsel & Legal Director, AFC Nyon - SWITZERLAND Kuala Lumpur - MALAYSIA Nasr El Din AZZAM Luc MISSON Lawyer, SPORT MAKERS Lawyer, MISSON Bureau d’avocats Cairo - EGYPT Liège - BELGIUM Efraim BARAK Marcos MOTTA Lawyer, Efraim Barak Sport Law and Consultancy Lawyer, Bichara & Motta Advogados Tel-Aviv - ISRAEL Rio de Janeiro - BRAZIL Michele BERNASCONI Patricia MOYERSOEN Lawyer, BÂR & KARRER AG Lawyer, Cabinet Moyersoen Zurich - SWITZERLAND Paris - FRANCE Ricardo DE BUEN RODRíGUEZ João NOGUEIRA DA ROCHA Lawyer, DE BUEN RODRIGUEZ ABOGADOS Lawyer, MRGL Advogados Mexico City - MEXICO Lisbon - PORTUGAL David CASSERLY Emin OZKURT Barrister, KELLERHALS CARRARD Lawyer, OZKURT Law Office Lausanne - SWITZERLAND Istanbul - TURKEY Daniel CRAVO Peter PALEOLOGOS Lawyer, CRAVO PASTL e BALBUENA Player Agent & Lawyer, LIBERO Consulting Porto Alegre - BRAZIL Melbourne - AUSTRALIA Juan de Dios CRESPO PÉREZ Benoit PASQUIER Lawyer, RUIZ-HUERTA & CRESPO Lawyer, BP Sports Law Valencia - SPAIN Zurich - SWITZERLAND Nick DE MARCO José Juan PINTÓ SALA Barrister, Blackstone Chambers Lawyer, Pinto Ruiz & Del Valle London - ENGLAND Barcelona - SPAIN Mario GALLAVOTTI Joachim RAIN FIFA Director of Independent Committees Lawyer, SCHICKHARDT Rechtsanwälte Zurich - SWITZERLAND Ludwigsburg - GERMANY Horacio GONZÁLEZ MULLIN Ariel RECK Lawyer, GONZALEZ MULLIN, KASPRZYK & Asociados Lawyer, RECK SPORTS LAW Montevideo - URUGUAY Buenos Aires - ARGENTINA Georgi GRADEV Aspa SOULOUKOU Partner, SILA International Lawyers Lawyer, SOULOUKOU & Partners Law Firm Sofia - BULGARIA Athens - GREECE Paul GREENE William STERNHEIMER Lawyer, Global Sports Advocates Lawyer, Morgan Sports Law Portland (Maine) - USA Lausanne - SWITZERLAND Mark HOVELL David WU Lawyer, MILLS & REEVE LLP Lawyer, Partner, Llinks Law Offices Manchester - ENGLAND Shangai - CHINA Andrey KHARITONCHUK Takuya YAMAZAKI Head of FC Shakhtar Legal Department Lawyer, Field-R Law Offices Kiev - UKRAINE Tokyo - JAPAN Jan KLEINER Julien ZYLBERSTEIN Lawyer, BÂR & KARRER AG UEFA Chief Policy and Stakeholder Affairs Advisor Zurich - SWITZERLAND Nyon - SWITZERLAND Dennis KOOLAARD Lawyer, De Kempenaer Advocaten Arnhem - THE NETHERLANDS 21 bis, rue du Professeur Calmette Publishing Director: Alexandre DURAND Designer: Maxime FAVERJON 33150 CENON - FRANCE Chief Editor: Ronan DAVID Photo credits: AFP Editors: Juan CRESPO RUIZ HUERTA & Printed by: Copymédia Michelle SHEK EDITORIAL The health emergency provoked by the COVID-19 pandemic has taken the lives of thousands around the world and has pushed governmental authorities to take quick and drastic actions, in order to prevent further spread of the disease. Professional football has naturally been involved in these measures, given the number of people who gather around this sport. Football bodies around the world were obliged to postpone (sometimes to cancel) their competitions. This unprecedented situation first of all highlighted the unpreparedness of the football ecosystem to face such a crisis: first of all economically, as evidenced by the financial situation of many clubs who no longer have money to pay players; also legally, since this situation had not been foreseen in almost any of the ongoing contracts (TV rights, International competitions, ploughing contract, etc.). Even if it is too early to assess the impact of COVID-19 on the functioning and development of football, stakeholders will certainly be led in the short and medium term to re- examine the relevance of the current business model of the football industry. Alexandre Durand Ronan David CONTENTS # 13 PERSPECTIVES 9 Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) 195 The Creation of the Dispute Resolution Chamber in 10 Eligibility and Nationality in Football Colombia By José Juan PINTÓ & Matilde COSTA DIAS By César GIRALDO, Cristina DELGADO and Carlos BUITRAGO 16 A Brief Review of the NFL Contractual System in Terms of the FIFA Legal Principles 198 The application of loss of chances, player’s market By Victor A. BEREZOV value, replacement costs, and specificity of sport criteria under Art. 17 RSTP in CAS jurisprudence 25 Sell-on clauses in light of FIFA and CAS By Georgi GRADEV jurisprudences By Frans DE WEGER and Dannick LUCKSON 202 Strict Liability of Football Clubs for their Supporters’ Misconduct – Special Focus on the Boca Juniors v. 36 The gap in FIFA’s regulatory framework regarding River Plate & CONMEBOL case football coaches and the issue concerning the By Luis TORRES MONTERO access of FIFA’s jurisdiction in cases with an international dimension 208 Payment of Outstanding Salaries and Team By Diego EIDELVEIN DO CANTO Performance Bonuses By Eugene KRECHETOV 213 Repeated offence: the case “SC Internacional v. SPECIAL REPORT - CHALLENGES IN Udinese Calcio S.p.A & FIFA” FOOTBALL FACING COVID-19 41 By Diego EIDELVEIN DO CANTO 216 The Clément LENGLET case 218 Interview with Olivier MARTIN WORLD IN REVIEW - INTERNATIONAL NEWS 183 FIFA 219 Abusive conduct in an employment relationship between a club and a foreign football player - The European Union (EU) case of Alberico Barbosa da Silva v. Akwa United FC By Diego EIDELVEIN DO CANTO 184 The General Court of the European Union Dismisses the Decision of the European Commission on State 224 The Rights of the Child and the FIFA Protection of Aid to Valencia Club de Fútbol Minors By Ivan BYKOVSKIY By Gustavo Albano ABREU 186 ECtHR Points Out a Systemic Problem regarding the Settlement of Football Disputes in Turkey UEFA 230 Atromitos FC not punished for insufficient Swiss Federal Tribunal organization during the 3rd qualifying round of the 2019-2020 UEFA Europa League 188 Recent Jurisprudence of the Swiss Federal Tribunal By Aspa SOULOUKOU on Football Matters By Dr Jan KLEINER & Francisco RAPP 6 Football Legal WORLD IN REVIEW - Russia NATIONAL NEWS 231 252 The Football Union of Russia makes another step in the transparency and predictability of decisions Australia of the Dispute Resolution Chamber By Eugene KRECHETOV 232 Player Trials in the legal spotlight as young Australian footballer takes legal action against an 253 Following the transfer scandal, the Football Union A-League club of Russia introduces a new “imputed” solidarity By Peter PALEOLOGOS mechanism By Eugene KRECHETOV 234 Australian club versus coach contract termination cases determined at FIFA By Peter PALEOLOGOS Spain 255 First Criminal Case Judgement with a Guilty France Verdict on Match-Fixing in Spain By Enric RIPOLL GONZÁLEZ 236 The PSG had the right to keep Hatem BEN ARFA away 257 The Viana Pacts and a new modification of the 238 An intermediary registered in England sees its Royal Decree-Law 5/2015 authorization to operate in France denied By Juan de Dios CRESPO PÉREZ & Carlos MARROQUÍN ROMERA Germany 259 The first Spanish women’s division has its collective agreement 239 New Cases Involving the VAR By Juan de Dios CRESPO PÉREZ & Océane ALBA By Joachim RAIN 261 The Spanish Futsal Cup tested a referee assistance video system Greece By Juan de Dios CRESPO PÉREZ & Hugo MOREL 243 Multiclub ownership in Greece - PAOK FC and 263 Product advertising through Spanish football Xanthi FC proven to be owned by the same person clubs’ sponsorship and upcoming limitations on By Aspa SOULOUKOU the regulatory landscape By Ignacio TRIGUERO GEA 244 Decision of Civil Court of Greece awarding Agent’s remuneration but reducing the penalty clause as excessive USA By Aspa SOULOUKOU 268 The Women’s National Soccer Team Loses Momentum in their Lawsuit while the United States Italy Soccer Federation Experiences a Massive Overall By Matthew D. KAISER 245 New Ambush Marketing Provisions in Italy By Stefano LA PORTA COMMUNITY 271 The Netherlands 247 Impact of Dutch Remote Gambling Act on Professional Football By Tim WILMS Football Legal 7 8 Football Legal — Perspectives — Football Legal 9 PERSPECTIVES ELIGIBILITY AND NATIONALITY IN FOOTBALL Eligibility and Nationality in Football By José Juan PINTÓ & Matilde COSTA DIAS Lawyers, Pintó Ruiz & Del Valle Barcelona – Spain ➔➔ Nationality – National team – Ineligibility – Foreign players – FIFA Regulations – National law The dynamics