On 13 July 2021, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on the case of a former Turkish footballer who challenged the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s alleged violation of his right to be heard. However, the player’s application was dismissed by the ECHR
Facts and previous decisions
Before the Swiss Federal Tribunal (SFT), the applicants were Ömer Kerim Ali Rıza, a dual British and Turkish national, and Fatih Arslan, Şaban Serin, Mehmet Erhan Berber and Serkan Akal, Turkish nationals. These applicants had already submitted their claim before CAS and then to the SFT. There were two different ECHR proceedings, one involving Mr Rıza’s applications...
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