Sporting Succession and Time-Barred Claims: A Legal Analysis of Two CAS Awards Involving Yeni Mersin Idman Yurdu A.S.

CAS 2023/A/10043 Yeni Mersin Idman Yurdu A.S. v. Ivan Saraiva de Souza & FIFA; CAS 2023/A/10255 Yeni Mersin Idman Yurdu A.S. v. Danilo Petrolli Bueno & FIFA

Date of the decision: 2025-05-28

Arbitrator(s): Petros C. Mavroidis Mark Hovell Patrick Grandjean

This article examines two recent arbitral awards from the Court of Arbitration for Sport: CAS 2023/A/10043 and CAS 2023/A/10255. Both cases revolved around whether YM2 (Yeni Mersin Idman Yurdu A.S.) was the sporting successor to YM1 (Mersin Idman Yurdu SK) and thus liable for YM1’s unpaid debts to two Brazilian footballers. The CAS Panel ultimately ruled in favor of YM2, not on the merits of sporting succession, but on procedural grounds, finding the claims time-barred under Article 10 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code.

This analysis explores:

1. The legal framework of sporting succession under FIFA regulations.

2. The statute of limitations in FIFA disciplinary proceedings.

3. The implications of these awards for future disputes.

Introduction

Two recent arbitral awards from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) - CAS 2023/A/10043 Yeni Mersin Idman Yurdu A.S. v. Ivan Saraiva de Souza & FIFA and CAS 2023/A/10255 Yeni Mersin Idman Yurdu A.S. v. Danilo Petrolli Bueno & FIFA - shed light on the critical issue of time-barring in claims before...

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