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On 6 August 2020, a Hungarian professional football club (Club) and a Russian football player (Player) signed an employment contract (Contract) which included the following dispute resolution clause in Article 49: “[t]he Parties agree that they shall make efforts to settle their possible dispute[s]. If these efforts fail […], the Parties may turn to the organizational units with MLSZ [i.e. Hungarian Football Federation] or FIFA scope of authority, in case of labour dispute to the Administrative and Labour Court having competence and scope of authority, and in all other disputes arising out of their legal relationship the Parties stipulate the exclusive jurisdiction of...

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