CAS 2014/A/3762 Fernando Santos v. FIFA

Date of the decision: 2015-03-23

Arbitrator(s): Luigi Fumagalli Herbert Hübel José Juan Pintó Sala

Notifications through Associations (Article 102 of FIFA Disciplinary Code): The Fernando Santos case

FIFA Disciplinary Committee, 11 July 2014, no. 140373, GRE RIO, Fernando Santos

FIFA Appeal Committee, 19 September 2014, no. 140373, APC GRE ZH, Fernando Santos

CAS 2014/A/3762 Fernando Santos v. FIFA

Introduction

The subject of the present article has its origin in events regarding a case that occurred during the final phase of the last FIFA World Cup in 2014.

A case where the importance of the first notification of a disciplinary proceeding is well seen, as it defined the base on which the whole case was analyzed and decided.

The case in question was FIFA v. Mr Fernando Santos that ended with a decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, dated of 23 March 2015.

Mr Fernando Santos, former head coach of the Greek National Team, was sent off during the Round of 16 match against Costa Rica, on 29 June 2014.

After that match the contract between...

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