CAS dismisses Shakhtar’s lawsuit against FIFA regarding compensation for suspension of foreign players’ contracts

The Court of Arbitration for Sport recognized the decision of the International Football Federation as legal.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne dismissed Shakhtar’s claim against FIFA for compensation from the organization for the consequences of its new rule on the possibility of suspending contracts for foreign players.

This was reported on the organization’s official website.

Recall that after the start of a massive Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIFA allowed the legionnaires of Ukrainian clubs to unilaterally suspend their contracts. The Donetsk club argued that this decision resulted in significant economic losses and demanded damages in the amount of 50 million euros.

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However, the commission handling the case ruled that the decision was the result of a legitimate objective in light of the FIFA Laws and that the measures taken were not grossly disproportionate and remained within the discretionary power granted to FIFA by Swiss law.

It is also reported that rational decisions are being finalized and will be brought to the attention of the parties in the near future.

Along with Shakhtar’s claim, the Court of Arbitration for Sport also rejected similar claims against FIFA by several Russian clubs – Zenit, Dynamo Moscow, Sochi, CSKA Moscow, Krasnodar, Lokomotiv, Rostov and Rubin.

It will be remembered that of the 14 foreign players who are in Shakhtar on a contract, the club had to sell Alan Patrick, Marcos Antonio, David Neres and Fernando. Six other players took advantage of the FIFA rule and went out on loan, suspending contracts with the Donetsk club: Vitao, Cipriano, Vinicius Tobias, Maicon, Tete and Pedrinho.