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Jun
2020
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CAS
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Football Legal # 13

Payment of Outstanding Salaries and Team Performance Bonuses


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CAS 2018/A/6045 Manuel Henrique Tavares Fernandes v. FC Lokomotiv Moscow
Date of the decision: 2020-02-17
Arbitrator(s): Alexander McLin Frans De Weger João Nogueira Da Rocha
CAS overrules the FIFA DRC decision by finding that the claim of the player was not time-barred by application of Articles 86-87 SCO and once again confirms that players shall be equally treated in terms of a team bonuses system.
 

The dispute between Manuel Henrique Tavares Fernandes (Player) and FC Lokomotiv Moscow (Club) arose after: (i) the Player realized that during the first contractual year, the Club paid him less than was agreed upon by the contract; and (ii) when the Player was not paid the team performance bonus for the win of the Cup of Russia, while all his teammates were duly rewarded.

The interesting fact of this case is that the Player lodged his claim before the Dispute Resolution Chamber of FIFA (FIFA DRC) after the 2-year limitation period had expired in relation to his salaries (that had to be payable monthly) and therefore,...

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Topics
  • CAS
  • Player/Coach Contract
Keywords
  • Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)
  • FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (FIFA DRC)
  • FIFA Regulations
  • National Law
  • Overdue payables
  • Salaries
  • Swiss Law
  • Labour dispute
  • Time limit
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