DNN Sports Management v. Baniyas (CAS)
CAS 2018/A/5782
If the parties have not concluded a specific arbitration agreement in the contractual documents between them, the CAS can only exercise jurisdiction if the statutes or regulations applicable to the case give a right of appeal to the CAS.
Given that the AFC Statutes and FIFA Statutes provided that any appeal would be heard by the UAE Football Association’s Player Status Committee, and that any decision of the UAEFA PSC would be final and not subject to any further appeal, the CAS did not have jurisdiction to hear the appeal.
