The Yearbook of International Sports Arbitration is the first academic publication aiming to offer comprehensive coverage, on a yearly basis, of the most recent and salient developments regarding international sports arbitration, through a combination of general articles and case notes. The present volume covers decisions rendered by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), and national courts significant international and domestic between 2018-2020.

It is a must-have for sports lawyers, arbitrators, and researchers engaged in this field. From the ECtHR's landmark ruling in the Mutu & Pechstein case, through the Russian doping scandal, to the first Sun Yang award, it features in-depth articles on important issues raised by international sports arbitration, as well as independent commentaries by academics and practitioners on the most significant international and domestic decisions rendered in the period under review.

Dr. Antoine Duval is Senior Researcher at the T.M.C. Asser Instituut in The Hague and heads the Asser International Sports Law Centre.

Prof. Antonio Rigozzi teaches international arbitration and sports law at the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, and is the partner in charge of the sports arbitration practice at Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler, a Geneva-based law firm specializing in international arbitration.

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Part I. General Articles.- Chapter 1. The Ugly Side of the Beautiful Game: Football's Bad Governance at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.- Chapter 2. The Aftermath of the Russian Doping Scandal and the Role of the Court of Arbitration for Sport.- Chapter 3. The Surrogate Regulatory Role of CAS Panels: Financial Fair Play at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.- Part II. Commentaries of CAS Awards.- Chapter 4. CAS 2017/O/5025 International Federation of American Football, USA Football, Football Canada, Japanese American Football Association, Panamanian Federation of American Football & Richard MacLean v. Tommy Wiking, Award of 1 March 2018.- Chapter 5. CAS 2017/A/5166 & 5405 Palestine Football Association v. Fe de ration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Award of 9 July 2018.- Chapter 6. CAS 2018/A/5546 Jose Paolo Guerrero v. Fe de ration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) & CAS 2018/A/5571 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) v. FIFA & Jose Paolo Guerrero, Award of 30 July 2018.- Chapter 7. CAS 2018/A/5800 Samir Arab v. Union Europe enne de Football Association (UEFA), Award of 14 November 2018.- Chapter 8. CAS 2019/A/6181 Fe de ration Royale Belge de Gymnastique (FRBG) v. Fe de ration Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) & Japan Gymnastics Association (JGA), Award of 24 September 2019.- Chapter 9. CAS 2019/A/6367 Paris Saint-Germain & Neymar Da Silva Santos Junior v. Union des Associations Europe ennes de Football (UEFA), Award of 17 February 2020.- Chapter 10. CAS 2019/A/6148 World Anti-Doping Agency v. Sun Yang & Fe de ration Internationale de Natation, Award of 28 February 2020.- Chapter 11. CAS 2018/O/5830 International Surfing Association (ISA) v. International Canoe Federation (ICF), Award of 5 August 2020.- Chapter 12. CAS 2020/A/6807 Blake Leeper v. International Association of Athletics Federations, Award of 23 October 2020.