Social Media as an Identity Carrier in Sporting Succession - By David MIKHAIL

CAS 2024/A/10783 Shaanxi Union Football Club v. Moses Ogbu

Date of the decision: 2025-05-30

Arbitrator(s): José Juan Pintó Sala

Introduction

Sporting succession has long been one of the most fact-sensitive and controversial doctrines in international football disputes. The concept itself is simple. When one club disappears and another emerges, the new club may be required to assume the debts and obligations of the former if it is considered, in substance, the same sporting entity. In practice, however, the assessment is rarely straightforward. It requires an evaluation of identity, continuity, benefit and context.

The award rendered by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in CAS 2024/A/10783 Shaanxi Union Football Club v. Moses Ogbu^[1] offers an...

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