PORTUGAL Trends and Developments Contributed by: Miguel Santos Almeida, Maria Novo Baptista and João Saúde, Sérvulo & Associados
FIFA can enforce the arbitral award on its own – ie, without recourse to an enforcement proceed - ing, which means that it is highly unlikely that the compliance of the decision with EU law would ever be analysed by a judicial court. For now, these are merely the conclusions of the Advocate General, which are not binding to the Court of Justice. However, if the ECJ follows these conclusions, the decision will certainly be a landmark in the sports arbitration system and will revolutionise sport’s international dispute system.
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