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文化传媒2023-12-06FIFA丁***

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The Dispute Resolution Chamber passed a decision on December 6, 2023 regarding an employment-related dispute between player Ali Diakite and Hibernians, Malta. The player and Hibernians had concluded an employment contract on January 31, 2022, which was valid until May 31, 2022, with an option to extend for the 2022/2023 season. The contract stated that the club had the unilateral option to extend the agreement and that the player would be paid EUR 2,795 gross per month or EUR 3,335 gross if the contract was extended. The player was also entitled to be paid for his services throughout the competitive football season, starting from the first day he started training with the club and ending on the day the club played its last competitive match in the MFA football season. On July 13, 2023, the player filed a claim against Hibernians for non-payment of salary.

Decisionofthe DisputeResolutionChamber passedon6December2023 regardinganemployment-relateddisputeconcerningtheplayerAliDiakite BY: CalumBEATTIE(Scotland) CLAIMANT: AliDiakite,Côted’Ivoire RESPONDENT:HIBERNIANS,Malta I.Factsofthecase 1.On31January2022,theplayerandHiberniansconcludedanemploymentcontractvalidasfromthedateofsignatureuntil31May2022,extendablefortheseason2022/2023(i.e.Art.1.1.“Thiscontractshallbevalidforone(1)footballseason,andshallcomeintoeffectonthesigningofthisagreementandtermínatenaturallyonthe31stMay2022.”) 2.However,thecontractstipulatedthefollowing: “1.2TheClubshallhavetheunilateraloptiontoextendthisagreementandretaintheservicesofthePlayerforfootballseason2022/2023.ShouldtheClubwishtoexercisesuchoptiontoextendthisagreementforanotherfootballseason,itshallinformthePlayer,inwriting,oftheexerciseofthisoptionbynotlaterthanthe 31stMay2022.” 3.Accordingtoart.2.1ofthecontract,theplayerwasentitledtoEUR2,795grosspermonth,orEUR3,335grossifthecontractisextendedintotheseason2022/2023. 4.Art.2.2.ofthecontractstipulatedthefollowing: “TheClubandthePlayeragreethatthePlayershallbepaidforhisservicesbytheClubthroughoutthecompetitivefootballseason,andthereforethefirstdaywhichshallbecalculatedforsalaryistobethefirstdayinwhichtheplayerstartstrainingwiththeClub,whilethelastdayshallbethedayinwhichtheClubplaysitslastcompetitivematchintheMFAfootballseason.” 5.On13July2023,theplayersentadefaultnotice,requestingthepaymentofEUR10,005within15days,correspondingtothefollowingamounts: -3.335EUROS-RegularsalaryofMarch2023 -3.335EUROS-RegularsalaryofApril2023 -3.335EUROS-RegularsalaryofMay2023 II.ProceedingsbeforeFIFA 6.On11October2023,theplayerlodgedaclaimbeforetheFIFAFootballTribunalforoutstandingremunerationandrequestedthepaymentofEUR4,000,plus5%interestp.a. 7.TheplayerexplainedthattheclubpaidhimEUR6,000afterhisdefaultnotice. 8.Initsreply,theclubexplainedthatthecontractstipulatedthatitwouldlastuntilthelastcompetitivematchof2022/2023,whichoccurredon1May2023(evidenceonfile).Hence,theclubarguedthatthefullremunerationwaspaid. 9.Inhisreplica,theClaimantinsistedthatthecontractwasvaliduntil31May2023. 10.Theplayerconsideredthatthecontradictionbetweenclauses1.1and2.2.ofthecontractcannotbeinterpretedagainsthim. 11.Initsduplica,theRespondentinsistedinitspreviousargument. 12.Inparticular,theRespondentarguedthat,whileitistruethatclause1.1referstothefootballseasonthatterminatesnaturallyon31May2022(andbyextension,31May2023),thisclausemustnotbereadinisolationandthegeneralityoftheclausemustbereadinconjunctionwith2.2,whichdealsspecificallywithremuneration. III.ConsiderationsoftheDisputeResolutionChamber a.Competenceandapplicablelegalframework 1.Firstofall,theSingleJudgeoftheDisputeResolutionChamber(hereinafteralsoreferredtoasSingleJudge)analysedwhetherhewascompetenttodealwiththecaseathand.Inthisrespect,ittooknotethatthepresentmatterwaspresentedtoFIFAon11October2023andsubmittedfordecisionon6December2023.Takingintoaccountthewordingofart.34oftheMay2023editionoftheProceduralRulesGoverningtheFootballTribunal(hereinafter:theProceduralRules),theaforementionededitionoftheProceduralRulesisapplicabletothematterathand. 2.Subsequently,theSingleJudgereferredtoart.2par.1oftheProceduralRulesandobservedthatinaccordancewithart.23par.1incombinationwithart.22lit.b)oftheRegulationsontheStatusandTransferofPlayers(May2023edition),theDisputeResolutionChamberiscompetenttodealwiththematteratstake,whichconcernsanemployment-relateddisputewithaninternationaldimensionbetweenanplayerfromCôted’IvoireandaclubfromMalta. 3.Subsequently,theSingleJudgeanalysedwhichregulationsshouldbeapplicableastothesubstanceofthematter.Inthisrespect,heconfirmedthat,inaccordancewithart.26par.1and2oftheRegulationsontheStatusandTransferofPlayers(May2023edition),andconsideringthatthepresentclaimwaslodgedon11October2023,theMay2023editionofsaidregulations(hereinafter:theRegulations)isapplicabletothematterathandastothesubstance. b.Burdenofproof 4.TheSingleJudgerecalledthebasicprincipleofburdenofproof,asstipulatedinart.13par.5oftheProceduralRules,accordingtowhichapartyclaimingarightonthebasisofanallegedfactshallcarrytherespectiveburdenofproof.Likewise,theChamberstressedthewordingofart.13par.4oftheProceduralRules,pursuanttowhichitmayconsiderevidence notfiledbytheparties,includingwithoutlimitationtheevidencegeneratedbyorwithintheTransferMatchingSystem(TMS). c.Meritsofthedispute 5.Itscompetenceandtheapplicableregulationshavingbeenestablished,theSingleJudgeenteredintothemeritsofthedispute.Inthisrespect,theSingleJudgestartedbyacknowledgingalltheabove-mentionedfactsaswellastheargumentsandthedocumentationonfile.However,theSingleJudgeemphasisedthatinthefollowingconsiderationsitwillreferonlytothefacts,argumentsanddocumentaryevidence,whichitconsideredpertinentfortheassessmentofthematterathand. i.Mainlegaldiscussionandconsiderations 6.Theforegoinghavingbeenestablished,theSingleJudgemovedtothesubstanceofthematter,whichconcernsthepaymentofoutstandingremunerationarisingfromanemploymentcontract. 7.TheS

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