Decisionofthe DisputeResolutionChamber passedon22November2023 regardinganemployment-relateddisputeconcerningtheplayerRolandAndrasUgrai COMPOSITION: FransDEWEGER(TheNetherlands),ChairpersonJohanVANGAALEN(SouthAfrica),memberCalumBEATTIE(Scotland),member CLAIMANT: RolandAndrasUgrai,Hungary RepresentedbyKristofWenczel RESPONDENT: PendiksporFutbolA.Ş.,Türkiye I.Factsofthecase 1.On9August2022,theHungarianplayerRolandAndrasUgrai(hereinafter:theClaimantortheplayer)andtheTurkishclubPendiksporFutbolA.Ş.(hereinafter:theRespondentortheclub)concludedanemploymentcontract(hereinafter:theContract)validuntil31May2023andanadditionalprotocol(hereinafter:theAdditionalProtocol). 2.AccordingtotheAdditionalProtocol: “IftheClubpromotestotheSuperLeagueattheendoftheseasontheClubwillpay50.000,-EURObonustothePlayer.Thebonuspaymentswillbemadewithin30daysfromtheregistrationoftheleaguesiftherelevantconditionismet.Thebonuspaymentwillbecalculatedandmadeaccordingthepro-rataprincipleconsideringthenumberoftheofficialleaguematchesthattheplayerhasplayed.” 3.On2February2023,theClaimantterminatedtheContractadducingjustcause. 4.On20March2023,theClaimantfiledaclaimbeforetheFIFADRCwithreferencenumberFPSD-9672(hereinafter:theFirstClaim). 5.On10July2023,theFIFADRCpassedadecisionintheFirstClaimgrantingtheClaimantoutstandingremunerationandcompensationforbreachofcontractwithoutjustcause. 6.On10August2023,theClaimantsentadefaultnoticetotheRespondentrequestingthepaymentofEUR4,000within8days. II.ProceedingsbeforeFIFA 7.On29September2023,theClaimantfiledtheclaimathandbeforeFIFA.Abriefsummaryofthepositionofthepartiesisdetailedincontinuation. a.PositionoftheClaimant 8.TheClaimantstatesthatheplayed”3gamesoutof37gamesinthewholeseasonwhichequalsto8%percenttotheoverallgames.Ifthebonuspaymentiscalculatedprorata,thePlayerisentitledto €4.000,-whichequalsto8%tothewholeamountofthebonuspayment”. 9.TheClaimantunderlinesthattheamountclaimedwasnotdue20March2023whenitfiledtheFirstClaim. 10.TheClaimantrequests: PleaseobligetheClubtoadditionallypayEUR4,000tothePlayerandconsequentlydecideonthebonuspaymentinfavourofhiminaccordancewithpoint3(requestforrelief)ofthestatementofclaimsubmittedbythePlayeron20March2023asitwasrequestedasfollows: “ClaimantdeclaresthatincaseoftheClub’spromotiontotheTurkishFirstLeagueattheendoftheseason2022/23theclaimistobeextendedforthebonusesaccordingly”. wealsorequesttoobligetheRespondenttopay5%p.a.latepaymentinterestrateafterthebonuspaymentfromthedateoftheregistrationoftheClubtotheTurkishSuperLeagueuntiltheeffectivepaymentdateoftherequestabove. b.PositionoftheRespondent 11.Initsreply,theRespondentstatesthatithaspaidalltheamountsduetotheClaimantinrelationtotheFirstClaim. 12.TheRespondentstatesthat“thePlayerisstillactinginbadfaithandunfairlydemandingadditionalpayments.Therefore,thebadfaithandunfairlydemandingofthePlayershouldberejected.Withthisrequest,ThePlayeristryingtoobtainunlawfulprofitfromourClub”. 13.TheClaimantfiledthefollowingrequests: 6.1ThereasonsexplainedabovewekindlyrequestyoutodecidejudgmentofdismissalaboutthepresentcaseandtherejectionofallrequestsoftheClaimantPlayer 6.2.WewouldliketorequestyourhonorablechambertomakeadecisionthatthejudicialcostsandtheattorneyshipfeesthattheRespondentisfacedwithshallbepaidbytheClaimant.Ifnot,toawardaminimumamountofproceduralcostinconnectionwiththetemporaryamendmenttotheProceduralRulesdeclaredwiththeCircular1720. III.ConsiderationsoftheDisputeResolutionChamber a.Competenceandapplicablelegalframework 14.Firstofall,theDisputeResolutionChamber(hereinafteralsoreferredtoas“theDRC”or“theChamber”)analysedwhetheritwascompetenttodealwiththecaseathand.Inthisrespect,ittooknotethatthepresentmatterwaspresentedtoFIFAon29September2023andsubmittedfordecisionon22November2023.Takingintoaccountthewordingofart.34oftheMarch2023editionoftheProceduralRulesGoverningtheFootballTribunal(hereinafter:theProceduralRules),theaforementionededitionoftheProceduralRulesisapplicabletothematterathand. 15.Subsequently,theChamberreferredtoart.2par.1andart.24par.1lit.a)oftheProceduralRulesandobservedthatinaccordancewithart.23par.1incombinationwithart.22par.1lit.b)oftheRegulationsontheStatusandTransferofPlayers(May2023),itiscompetenttodealwiththematteratstake,whichconcernsanemployment-relateddisputewithaninternationaldimensionbetweenaHungarianplayerandaTurkishclub. 16.Subsequently,theChamberanalysedwhichregulationsshouldbeapplicableastothesubstanceofthematter.Inthisrespect,itconfirmedthat,inaccordancewithart.26par.1and2oftheRegulationsontheStatusandTransferofPlayers(May2023edition)andconsideringthatthepresentclaimwaslodgedon29September2023,theMay2023editionofsaidregulations(hereinafter:theRegulations)isapplicabletothematterathandastothesubstance. b.Burdenofproof 17.TheChamberrecalledthebasicprincipleofburdenofproof,asstipulatedinart.13par.5oftheProceduralRules,accordingtowhichapartyclaimingarightonthebasisofanallegedfactshallcarrytherespectiveburdenofproof. c.Meritsofthedispute 18.Itscompetenceandtheapplicableregulationshavingbeenesta