Tag: Court of Arbitration for Sport

  • Functus Officio at the Olympics? The Case of Jordan Chiles

    US gymnast Jordan Chiles was great at the Olympics. She was part of the team that won the gold medal. In the floor exercises, she initially came in fifth place, but after an inquiry by her coach, who thought that Chiles hadn’t “received credit for her tour jeté with a full turn, a leaping element……

  • Case of the Day: Chelsea Football Club v. Mutu

    The case of the day is Chelsea Football Club Ltd. v. Mutu (S.D. Fla. 2012). Adrian Mutu played soccer for AC Parma until 2003, when he was transferred to Chelsea. Chelsea paid AC Parma a £ 22.5 million transfer fee. Chelsea and Mutu made a five year contract with an annual salary of £ 2.35……