In the era of international football, legal disputes arising from employment relationships between players and clubs increasingly involve players holding more than one nationality. Dual nationality, while offering flexibility for athletes in terms of career and international representation, also introduces complex legal questions - particularly when disputes are brought before FIFA.
A key issue lies in the definition of FIFA’s jurisdiction: when is an employment dispute between a player and a club deemed to be of an international dimension? The question becomes even more nuanced when one of the players’ nationalities coincides with the nationality of the club’s association.
This article explores how FIFA and the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) have interpreted this situation, particularly through the analysis of its jurisprudence, in order to determine FIFA’s competence.
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