European Union’s Directives are incapable of having a direct effect on the relations between individuals within the European Union territory, as they need first to be transposed into the respective national legal orders before an individual can have recourse to them in a dispute against another individual.
If a Player claims to have signed a contract with a club and the aforementioned club denies that, the player shall bring enough evidences to support his claim. Otherwise, a CAS Panel cannot recognise such a contract.Facts/Procedure
Jarmo Ahjupera (the Player) claimed for alleged outstanding monies against the Hungarian club Ujpest 1885 FC (the Club), the legal successor of Ujpest FC Kft (Ujpest FC), the club he signed for.
On 1 July 2013, the Player signed an employment Contract with Ujpest FC which was valid until 30 June 2015.
On 16 October 2013, the Player suffered an injury during a match and had to undergo treatment. Ujpest FC referred the Player to a hospital in Belgium, where he was diagnosed with inflamed thigh muscle injury and hormone injection therapy was prescribed. The Player was instructed to resume practice after a few weeks and returned to Budapest. However, the Player was still unable to participate in practice until 12 January 2014, when the...
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