There is no arbitration clause binding the national football association if the national football association did not issue the challenged decision, nor was it a party to the proceedings that led to the challenged decision, and no provision contained in the applicable regulations shows that the national football association accepted (or somehow envisaged) the CAS jurisdiction for doping-related disputes regarding players sanctioned by the anti-doping disciplinary bodies.
Facts/Procedure
On 9 December 2012, Khaled Mohammad Sharahili (the Player) underwent an in-competition anti-doping control following a League match played in Saudi Arabia.
The A sample provided by the Player was analyzed by the Swiss Anti-Doping Laboratory of Lausanne, Switzerland, which is accredited by WADA.
On 10 January 2013, the Laboratory reported the presence in the A sample provided by the Player of a substance prohibited “in-competition” appearing in class S.8 – Cannabinoids of the 2012 WADA list of prohibited substances. On 13...
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