In this case, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rejected the appeal filed by the Hungarian club, Békéscsaba 1912 Futball, and confirmed the relevant FIFA decision. The Panel, in line with FIFA, decided that the Bulgarian player, Mr George Koroudjiev, had just cause to terminate his contract after having been sidelined by the club for a couple of weeks with no apparent sporting or legal justification and after having warned the club beforehand.
Brief facts
In July 2015, the club and the player entered into an employment contract valid until 30 June 2017.
As of 26 January 2016, the player was sidelined and was not allowed to train with the first team and was not summoned to travel to Turkey for a training camp taking place during the winter mid-season break.
In the period from 26 January to 8 February 2016, the player sent several warning letters to the club claiming for his rights as well as held two meetings with the...
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