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Court of Arbitration for Sport
MEDIA RELEASE
FOOTBALL
DECISION ISSUED IN THE ARBITRATION PROCEDURE BETWEEN
SPORTING CLUBE DE PORTUGAL AND DOYEN SPORTS INVESTMENTS LTD
Lausanne, 24 December 2015 – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued its decision in
the arbitration procedure between the Portuguese football club, Sporting Clube de Portugal and Doyen
Sports Investments Ltd, a private investment company. The procedure concerns a contractual dispute
between the parties relating to the economic rights of two football players (third party ownership).
Earlier this week, the CAS Panel in charge of this matter issued its Arbitral Award to the parties, which
includes the following decision:
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Sporting is ordered to pay to Doyen EUR 10,050,000 and GBP £ 1,433,596.15 plus interest.
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Sporting shall pay within three days to Doyen 75% of any amount that might accrue to Sporting
as a consequence of its right to 20% of the excess of any future transfer compensation of
Player X above EUR 23,000,000.
For the moment, only the above details can be confirmed. The Arbitral Award remains confidential
and cannot be published, unless both parties agree to lift the confidentiality of the award.
For further information related to the CAS activity and procedures in general, please contact either Mr Matthieu
Reeb, CAS Secretary General, or Ms Katy Hogg, Communications Officer. Château de Béthusy, Avenue de
Beaumont 2, 1012 Lausanne, Switzerland. [email protected]; Tel: (41 21) 613 50 00; fax: (41 21) 613 50 01,
or consult the CAS website: www.tas-cas.org