CAS 2024/A/10414 A. v. FIFA

Abstract

A football agent filed an Appeal to CAS to challenge FIFA’s refusal to grant him a licence under the so-called “legacy path” provided under the FIFA Football Agent Regulations (FFAR). The agent invoked alleged technical issues with FIFA’s Agent Platform as the main cause for him to miss the deadline established under the FFAR to enter the “legacy path”. FIFA, on the other hand, argued that the Appellant was merely challenging an informative communication of FIFA, in which it reiterated a position that it had long taken in the past already, and that therefore there was no appealable decision. CAS declared the agent’s appeal inadmissible.