The appeal filed by the Brazilian
football confederation over Neymar jr. suspension is dismissed by the court of arbitration
for sport (cas)
Lausanne, 2 October 2015 –
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed today the urgent appeal
filed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) against the Fédération
Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and the Confederación
Sulamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL) in relation to the 4-match suspension handed
down to the Brazilian player Neymar Jr. during the 2015 Copa América
tournament.
In matches played on 14 and
17 June 2015 during the 2015 Copa América Neymar Jr. received two yellow cards,
followed by a red card. On 19 June 2015, after holding a hearing into the
matter, the CONMEBOL Disciplinary Committee imposed a 4-match suspension on the
player. The Brazilian team played two further matches during the 2015 Copa
América without Neymar Jr., which leaves two match-bans still to be served.
CONMEBOL, after consulting
FIFA, informed its members that bans which were still not served should be
served during the next official competition organised by FIFA, i.e., Brazil’s
qualifying matches for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. Pursuant to such
findings, Neymar Jr. would therefore have to serve his last two-match bans for
the games to be held on 8 and 13 October 2015against Chile and Venezuela.
The CBF filed an appeal at
CAS on 15 September 2015 in order to challenge the position expressed by FIFA
and to request that Neymar Jr. be entitled to participate in the Brazil’s
qualifying matches for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. As all parties had agreed
to an expedited procedure, the CAS could arrange a specific procedural calendar
with a hearing in Lausanne on 1 October 2015.
By rejecting CBF’s appeal,
the two remaining match bans will have to be served during the next qualifying
matches for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia to be held on 8 and 13 October 2015.
Source: tas-cas.org
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