In this case, Club Deportes Tolima S.A. (“Appellant” or “Tolima”), a professional football club from Ibagué, Colombia, appealed against a decision relating to the player Carlos Eduardo Torres Góngora's transfer to HNK Šibenik s.d.d.(“Respondent” or “Šibenik”), a professional football club from Šibenik, Croatia. The arbitration centered on the existence and validity of contracts between Tolima and the player and whether a valid contract existed when the player was contracted by Šibenik. Key legal findings and CAS decisions are summarized as follows.
Legal Issues
- Whether a valid contract existed between the player and Tolima at the time of his transfer to Šibenik.
- The applicability and interpretation of FIFA's Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP) regarding the...
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