Mediation of sports-related disputes: facts, statistics and prospects for CAS mediation procedures

Sporting disputes – and in particular football- related disputes – bear numerous particularities compared to other commercial or personal disputes. The same applies to the mode of resolution for sports-related disputes, which are typically resolved through arbitration: in this respect, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) is widely-known for its sports arbitration mechanism, developed upon the initiative of the former IOC President J. A. Samaranch. 

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