FIFA DRC, 15 June 2017, no. 16-01331

FIFA DRC, 17 January 2014, no. 0114044

CAS 2009/O/1858 A v. B

It is a common feature of many regulations of national football federations that an employment contract between a professional player and a club be signed on a form established by the federation, or agreed upon between the representatives of the players and the representatives of the clubs in a collective bargaining agreement, and failing the signature - and the filing with the federation - of the official form of contract, no registration of the player can take place.[1] Usually, such contracts contain a pre-printed choice of forum clauses in favor of the domestic dispute resolution organs of the national associations concerned, which are imposed on the players as a conditio sine qua non.

At the same time, it appears to be common practice that separate...

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