Bulletin TAS CAS Bulletin 2017/1 TRIBUNAL ARBITRAL DU SPORT/COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT __________________________________________________________________ Bulletin TAS CAS Bulletin 2017/1 Lausanne 2017 Table des matières/Table of Contents Editorial ........................................................................................................................................................ 4 Articles et commentaires / Articles and Commentaries ................................................................ 5 ISGGO: A Proposal for Sport Governance Oversight Namrata Chatterjee, Chiheb Kaibi, Ivan Kraljević, and Adrienne Lerner .................................... 6 Jurisprudence majeure / Leading Cases ...................................................................................... 34 CAS 2015/A/4262 Pape Malickou Diakhaté v. Granada CF, Bursaspor Kulübü, Kayseri Erciyesspor & FIFA CAS 2015/A/4264 Granada CF v. Pape Malickou Diakhaté, Bursaspor Kulübü, Kayseri Erciyesspor & FIFA 4 October 2016 .................................................................................................................................... 35 CAS 2016/A/4416 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) v. Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol & Brian Fernández 7 November 2016 (operative part 8 July 2016) ............................................................................... 41 CAS 2016/A/4462 Hellas Verona FC v. FK Donji Srem 11 October 2016 .................................................................................................................................. 45 CAS 2016/O/4469 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) v. All Russia Athletics Federation (ARAF) & Tatyana Chernova 29 November 2016 .............................................................................................................................. 52 CAS 2016/A/4484 OKK Spars Sarajevo v. Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA) 10 November 2016 .............................................................................................................................. 62 CAS 2016/A/4492 Galatasaray v. Union des Associations Européennes de Football (UEFA) 3 October 2016 (operative part 23 June 2016) ................................................................................ 66 CAS 2016/O/4504 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) v. All Russia Athletics Federation (ARAF) & Vladimir Mokhnev 23 December 2016 .............................................................................................................................. 71 TAS 2016/A/4509 Espérance sportive de Tunis c. Moussa Marega 22 novembre 2016 ............................................................................................................................... 76 CAS 2016/A/4549 Aris Limassol FC v. Carl Lombé 4 November 2016 ................................................................................................................................ 82 TAS 2016/A/4569 Abdelkarim Elmorabet c. Olympic Club Safi & Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football (FRMF) 20 septembre 2016............................................................................................................................... 86 2 CAS 2016/O/4615 Asli Çakir Alptekin v. World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) 4 November 2016 (operative part 5 July 2016) ............................................................................... 91 CAS 2016/A/4676 Arijan Ademi v. Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) 24 March 2017 ..................................................................................................................................... 96 CAS 2016/A/4708 Belarus Canoe Association (BCA) & Belarusian Senior Men’s Canoe and Kayak team members v. International Canoe Federation (ICF) 23 January 2017 .................................................................................................................................. 101 Jugements du Tribunal Fédéral /Judgements of the Federal Tribunal ...................................... 105 Judgment of the Swiss Federal Tribunal 4A_620/2015 1 April 2016 X. (Appellant) v. FIFA (Respondent) ............................................................................................. 106 Judgment of the Swiss Federal Tribunal 4A_678/2015 22 March 2016 A. (Appellant) v. B. (Respondent) ................................................................................................... 109 Arrêt du Tribunal fédéral 4A_690/2016 9 février 2017 Pape Malickou Diakhaté (recourant) c. Granada CF, Bursaspor Kulübü, Kayseri Erciyesspor, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) (intimés) ........................................ 113 Arrêt du Tribunal fédéral 4A_692/2016 20 avril 2017 Agence Mondiale Antidopage (AMA) (recourante) c. X.________, United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) (intimées) ........................................................................................................... 117 Informations diverses / Miscellanous ....................................................................................... 122 Publications récentes relatives au TAS/Recent publications related to CAS ........................... 123 3 Editorial This new issue of the CAS Bulletin includes to the anti-doping authorities. The Russians an equal number of football and of doping- cases IAAF v. ARAF & Tatyana Chernova related cases which is not so usual. The and IAAF v. ARAF & Vladimir Mokhnev number of football cases has indeed been respectively deal with the different aspects of predominant in CAS jurisprudence lately. a Russian athlete’s ABP and with the anti- The rebalancing is partly due to the increase doping violations committed by a coach. of doping-related cases linked to the Both cases analyse the admissibility of the revelation of Russian doping ensuing the means of evidence. Importantly, in Arijan McLaren Report commissioned by WADA Adami v. UEFA, the Panel considers that in 2016. under the WADC 2015, the establishment of the source of the prohibited substance in a In the field of football, the case Hellas player’s sample is not mandated to prove an Verona FC v. FK Donji Srem illustrates absence of intent. Finally the case Belarus interesting aspects of transfer agreement Canoe Association v. ICF illustrates a including interpretation of transfer Meldonium case under the WADC 2015. agreement and essentialy negotii. For the first time in CAS jurisprudence, the case 4549 Aris We are pleased to publish an interesting Limassol FC v. Carl Malombé deals with the article on good governance prepared by validity of the relegation clauses whereas in Namrata Chatterjee (India), Chiheb Kaibi Espérance sportive de Tunis c. Moussa (France), Ivan Kraljević (Croatia/Australia), Marega and in Abdelkarim Elmorabet, the and Adrienne Lerner (United States) entitled notion of applicable law is clarified following “ISGGO: A Proposal for Sports Governance Professor Ulrich Haas’ doctrine together Oversight”. The article analyses the with the notion of just cause. In the case governance issues present today in major Galatassaray v. UEFA, the compatibility of sport organisation and proposes the the Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play establishment of a comprehensive and Regulations with certain prohibitions and focused independent organisation, based on with the EU fundamental freedoms is public-private partnership to remedy the examined. Finally, in Pape Diakhaté v. existing shortcomings related to governance. Granada FC et al. & FIFA, a distinction is made between buyout and liquidated As usual, summaries of the most recent damages clauses. The decision rendered by judgements rendered by the Swiss Federal the CAS in Diakhaté has been appealed Tribunal in connection with CAS decisions before the Swiss Federal Tribunal (SFT) and have been enclosed in this Bulletin. dismissed by the latter. The SFT judgement is included in the relevant section of the I wish you a pleasant reading of this new Bulletin. edition of the CAS Bulletin. Turning to doping, the case Asli Cakir Alptekin v. WADA addresses the issue of Estelle de La Rochefoucauld substantial assistance provided by the athlete Counsel to the CAS, Editor-in-chief 4 __________________________________________________________________________________ Articles et commentaires Articles and Commentaries 5 ___________________________________________________________________________ ISGGO: A Proposal for Sport Governance Oversight Namrata Chatterjee, Chiheb Kaibi, Ivan Kraljević, and Adrienne Lerner* ___________________________________________________________________________ I. Introduction A. Importance of Sport in Society B. Current Context – crisis in the Sport World C. Governance II. Case Studies of International Sport Organisations A. International Olympic Committee B. Fédération Internationale de Football Association C. International Association of Athletics Federations D. Summary III. Case Study of the World Anti-Doping Agency A. Coming into existence B. General Information C. Funding D. Mandate / Jurisdiction E. Analysis IV. Can a public-private partnership model of an international regulatory body be applied to promote good governance in sport organisations? V. Conclusion I. Introduction Unfortunately, however, sport organisations have recently garnered media attention for A. Importance of Sport in Society the wrong reasons. The extremely public scandal at Fédération Internationale de The widespread appeal of sport has made it