On 2 February 2017, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (“ CAS ”) issued a media release in which it confirmed that it had upheld the FIFA decision by which the football player Hakan Çalhanoğlu (the “ Player ”) was banned from playing for four months after breaching the terms of an employment contract that he had entered into with Trabzonspor FC.
What happened to Hakan Calhanoglu?
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled that this conduct amount to a breach of his agreement with Trabzonspor and banned him for four months, with FIFA confirming the decision on Thursday afternoon. Bayer 04 Leverkusen were not involved in the dispute, having signed the player in 2014.
Why is Calhanoglu not in FIFA 17?
Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu has been asked to serve a four-month ban after FIFA found that he had breached the terms of a contract penned with Turkish club Trabzonspor back when he was a teenager at German club Karlsruher.
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How long was the Trabzonspor ban?
In this case, the breach of the Trabzonspor Contract was found to have taken place during the “ protected period ”. As such, CAS upheld the four month ban in accordance with the criteria set out in Article 17 (3) of the FIFA Regulations. It also imposed a €100,000 fine on the Player, in accordance with the criteria specified in Article 17 (1). Pending the publication of the CAS’s reasoned decision in this case, it is not clear how CAS calculated this sum, though it might well represent repayment of the sum that was paid to the Player by Trabzonspor under the Trabzonspor Contract.
What happens if you terminate a FIFA contract?
Article 17 of the FIFA Regulations sets out those consequences: A player who has terminated a contract without just cause shall in all cases pay compensation to the club.