Labour Disputes
Texto da decisão
REF. FPSD-9232
Decision of the
Dispute Resolution Chamber
passed on 21 September 2023
regarding an employment-related dispute concerning the player Martin
Hasek
COMPOSITION:
Frans de Weger (Netherlands) , Chairperson
Michele Colucci (Italy) , member
Dana Mohamed Al-Noaimi (Qatar) , member
CLAIMANT/ COUNTER-RESPONDENT:
Buyuksehir Belediye Erzurumspor, Türkiye
RESPONDENT / COUNTER-CLAIMANT:
Martin Hasek, Czech Republic
Represented by Mehmet Göktürk Aslan
INTERVENING PARTY:
Wisła Płock S.A., Poland
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I. Facts of the case
1.
On September 2021, the Turkish club, Erzurumspor FK (hereinafter: club or Claimant/
Counter-Respondent) and the Czech player, Martin Hasek (hereinafter: player or
Respondent/Counter-Claimant) concluded an employment contract (hereinafter: contract)
valid as from 3 September 2021 until 31 May 2023.
2.
According to the contract, the Respondent undertook to pay the Claimant for the
2022/2023 season, a monthly salary of EUR 22,000 net.
3. Article 3.14 of the contract, stipulates:
“In case of injury or other medical problems excluding emergency situations, the Player shall
inform the Club and shall not receive any medical treatment without receiving Club’s written
approval. If the Player goes to a doctor without receiving Club’s return approval and receive any
written rest advice from that doctor, in order the Club recognize this written race advice, the
Player shall also go to the doctor which the Club wishes him to visit. Should the Player receive
such advice without Club’s approval and refuses to go to doctor which Club directs him to then
the Player shall be deemed to have bad faith and the Club has the right not to recognize the
given rest advice. In such case, the Player is obliged to pursue his services to the Club, failing to
do so shall be deemed as a breach to the employment contract.”
4.
According to the club, the player “did not participate on the Club's training without any excuse
or valid reason from the date of 03.01.2023 until the date of termination and continued to
breach his contractual liabilities.”
5. On 3 January 2023, the club sent a notice to the player, inter alia, stipulating the following:
“Please be informed that you have breached the Article 3.8 of the Contract by not participating
the training session and training camp of our Club which was held at Concorde De Luxe Resort
Hotel on 3.01.2023 without any excuse although you have been informed about the date, place
an hour of the training by the Club officials.
Within the scope of the investigation carried out by our Club, please be warned that the Club
requests from you to submit your defense in writing to our Club within 2 (two) days following
this notification, otherwise you will be deemed to have waived your right of defense.
In the view of the foregoing, we urge you to participate in the training sessions and training
camp of our Club within 2 days as from the date of this notification. Please be advised that in
the event you fail to participate in the training sessions and training camp of our Club within the
specified deadline, our Club reserves its right to initiate the necessary legal actions.”
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6. On 3 January 2023, the representative of the player, sent the following email to the club:
“We want to inform you about the illness of Martin that he won't allow him to be back in
Erzurumspor. He sent you from his psychiatrist in his language, but we will send you in English
soon.
The reason of this e-mail is to formally cancel the contract in the best way. The doctor is saying
that he cannot travel back to Erzurum so let’s find a solution to finalize this.”
7. On 6 January 2023, the club sent a second notice to the player, inter alia, mentioning the
following:
“We would like to take attention to the relevant part of the article 3.14 of the contract is as
follows:
if the player goes to a doctor without receiving Club’s written approval and receive any written
rest advice from that doctor, in order the Club recognize this written rest advice, the Player shall
also go to the doctor which the Club wishes him to visit. Should the Player receive such advice
without Club’s approval and refuses to go to doctor which Club directs you to then the player
shall be deemed to have bad faith and the Club has the right not to recognize the given rest
advice. In such case, the Players is obliged to pursue his services to the Club, failing to do so shall
be deemed as a breach to the employment contract.”
In accordance with the right granted to our Club and the liability of the Player by the
abovementioned article of the Contract, we as the Club request from you to visit Dr. Suna
Sogucak (Psychiatrist), who operates at Antalya Atatürk Devlet Hastanesi C Block 3rd floor
Psychiatry policlinic, within 3 (three) days as from the date of this notice in order to receive
medical treatment. Please be informed that if you refuse to receive medical treatment from the
Doctor specified above then you shall be deemed to have bad faith and our Club will have the
right not to recognize your sick note which you have sent to our Club via e-mail on 3.01.2023.
In the event that you fail to visit the Dr. Suna Sogucak within the specified deadline and in any
case that you fail to participate in the training sessions and training camp of our Club within 7
(seven days) from the date of this notice, you shall be deemed to have seriously breached the
Contract and our Club will have right to terminate the contract unilaterally with just cause.”
8. On 9 January 2023, the player sent an email to the club, mentioning the following:
“I have informed the club about visiting a doctor, specifically the club president at the personal
meeting we have had in December, where I told him I will be visiting my psychiatrist and he
agreed and did not have nothing against it (I also very honestly and openly told him about my
problems, and he was showing a lot of compassion, understanding and support, which makes
the current behavior of the club even more surprising- more to that in the next paragraph).
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I have also excused myself about not coming to the Concorde Hotel on 03.01.2023, as I wrote a
message to the club translator on WhatsApp on 01.01.2023, where I have informed him about
having another session with my psychiatrist.
He has replied to that message that it is ok.
Also, the club translator wrote into our official WhatsApp group, that "for special occasions,
permissons to come back are given until 06.01.2023".
So, given these facts, l consider this matter to be settled ...
Even though I have informed the club about meeting a doctor, I am willing to meet Dr. Suna
Sogucak as a gesture of good faith (unlike the clubs behavior, where there is no communication
with me from the club except these formal emails written by a lawyer, which is a clear sign of
bad faith, shown to a player with serious medical issues) in an online meeting. As I am strongly
adviced by my psychiatrist to be doing the recovery at home, in a friendly and safe environment.”
9.
On 19 January 2023, the club sent a final notice to the player, stating that, “to show our goodfaith and our effort to maintain the contractual stability, we, for the third and last time, give you
a deadline of one more 7 (seven) days in addition to the all deadlines that we gave until this
date. In any case that you fail to participate in the trainings and matches of our Club within 7
(seven) days as from the date of this notice, you shall be deemed to have seriously breached the
Contract and our Club will have right to terminate the Contract with just cause since the
continuation of the Contract will be absolutely unbearable.”
10. On 26 January 2023, the club terminated the contract with the player.
11. According to the information contained in the Transfer Matching System (TMS), the player
on 28 February 2023, signed an employment contract with the Polish club, Wisla Plock S.A
valid from 28 February until 30 June 2023, entitling him to a monthly salary of EUR 10,000.
II. Proceedings before FIFA
12. On 6 March 2023, the club filed the claim at hand before FIFA. A brief summary of the
position of the parties is detailed in continuation.
a. Position of the Club
13. According to the club, the player has been in continued breach of contract, by not
participating in trainings, moreover his absences was officially recorded by the club.
14. The club further argued that “maintaining the contractual stability was not anymore, a
question for the Club and the continuation of the Contract has become unbearable within these
conditions of serious breaches by the player.”
15. The requests for relief of the club, were the following:
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to find the claim admissible for consideration and resolution
to detect that the termination made by the Club is just cause
to apply a sporting sanction against the Respondent Player with the duration of six-month
restriction on playing official matches
to make decision that the Player has to pay the compensation for breach of contract of
with the amount of 110.000,00-EUR net
b. Position of the player and counterclaim
16. In his reply, the player mentioned that until to the date of termination of the contract, the
club failed to fully comply with its contractual financial obligations, it failed to fully pay his
salaries for the 2022/2023 football season.
17. On 25 January 2023, following the final notice of the club, the player sent the following email
to the club:
“Hello,
firstly, I did not refuse to come to trainings, I am unable to train, I have sent you a sick
note on 03.01.2023.
So you acussing me about being in bad faith is nothing but wrong.
As I mentioned in my previous email, I am strongly advised by my psychiatrist to be
doing my recovery at home in a friendly and safe environment.
As the environment and life in general in the club Erzurumspor and the city Erzurum
was, according to my psychiatrist a huge stressor and the cause of my problems, it is
undisputable, that I cannot travel back until I am fully healed.
Your claim about scientific impossibility of identification mental illness in an online
meeting is nothing but wrong again. As I have discussed the matter with my psychiatrist,
who told me it is a common thing for psychiatrists to do, as for example in Covid-19 times,
lots of psychiatrists were working mostly online.
You can also check the internet, online therapy is literally everywhere...
So in conclusion, it is undisputable, that it is not only possible, but a pretty common
thing to do. So I consider this matter to be settled.
Again, even though I have informed the president about visiting my doctor, I am ready
to show my good intentions once again and take part in the online videomeeting with
the clubs psychiatrist.
Unfortunately, I have to speak about clubs behavior.
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After year and a half of my hard and good work for the club (check the running data in all the
championship games, since I have joined the club), which was also the cause of my current
problems, I would expect understanding and cooperation, not suspecting and threats, showing
the club is in bad faith. Which is very disappointing and sad.
I have been nothing but open and honest, as I repeatedly spoke with the people working
for the club, informing them about my problems, informing about video calls with my
psychiatrist, my upcoming meeting with him etc...At the meeting with the club president, I
have even offered a contract termination, so the club would not have to pay my future
salaries anymore (the same was afterwards offered thru an email by my agent), putting
myself at risk of being without job, which is nothing but another show of good intentions.
Your claims about me not participating in trainings and matches and it being officially
recorded.
I have sent you a sick note on 03.01.2023.
So I consider the matter to be settled”
18. The player indicated, that “following the start of the dispute between the Club and the Player,
the player's health condition which was extremely confidential was shared by the club with local
media institutions. The Czech press has made its news in their own country by quoting these
news. In the related news, the media clearly states that The Player has a psychological problems.
This situation is clearly against the law, morality and all universal values.”
19. In this context, the player indicated that “these actions of the club caused indescribable
damage to the football life of the player and lead to irreversible results.”
20. In conclusion, the player argued that the club, “which does not fulfill its obligations arising
from the contract, it is clearly injudicial to ask the Player to fulfill his contractual obligations.”
21. The following relief was sought by the player:
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to handle this matter by conducting a hearing;
dismissal of the claims of Erzurumspor F.K
to accept the claims of the Player Mr. Martin HASEK
to confirm that the unilateral termination of the employment agreement between the
player and the club is without just cause
dismiss the club’s claim of 110.000-EUR compensation.
dismiss the club’s requests of impose of sporting sanctions for the player
the Chamber to confirm that the club has to pay overdue total: 44.000-EUR with its
interest from the actual payment day. (December and October Salaries subject to 22/23
Football season.)
the costs of the proceedings to be imposed upon the club.
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c. Club’s reply to the counterclaim
22. In reply to the counterclaim, the club indicated the following:
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“The Club has fulfilled all its contractual obligations throughout the Contract period and
has shown its best efforts to maintain the contractual relationship established between
the parties.
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Due to the fact that the Player did not fulfil his obligations to the Club under the Contract
in January 2023 in any way, the Player was not paid for January 2023 and finally the
Contract was terminated with just cause. Moreover, considering that the January 2023
salary is due on the last day of the month according to the Contract and the Contract was
terminated on 27 January 2023, it is clear that the player is not entitled to the relevant
salary payment.
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the Player did not make any statement regarding his non-participation in training and
match program of the Club in January 2023, which was the reason for the unilateral
termination of the Contract by the Club with just cause and only submitted a medical
report as an annex. At this point, we would like to reiterate that the medical reports in
question has no validity in the eyes of the Club and also should not be considered valid
before your esteemed tribunal. Because, as we have stated in the 17th paragraph of our
Statement of Claim, despite a doctor who has been advised and guided by the Club for
the Player, the Player has not come back to Turkey and has refused the treatment under
the supervision of the Club's doctor.
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The Player signed an employment contract with Wisla Plock S.A., a football club affiliated
to Poland Football Federation, after the Club unilaterally terminated the Contract and the
Club submitted the Statement of Claim to your esteemed tribunal on 13 February 2023.
The well-known football site "Transfermarkt" shows that the Player joined Wisla Plock S.A.
on 28 February 2023
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In accordance with the provision mentioned above and considering that the Contract was
terminated with just cause by the Club and the Player signed a new employment
agreement with Wisla Plock after the termination, it is clear that Wisla Plock should also
be liable for the payment of the compensation in the amount of 110.000,00-EUR, which
we have requested in our Statement of Claim. In addition to being responsible for the
payment of the compensation, sporting sanctions should also be imposed on Wilsa Plock
according to the Paragraph 4 of the Article 17 of RSTP.”
23. In conclusion, the club requested the following relief:
“(i)
(ii)
(iii)
To reject the counterclaim of the Player,
To find the claim of the Claimant Club admissible for consideration and resolution,
To detect that the termination made by the Club is just cause,
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(iv)
(v)
(vi)
To apply a sporting sanction against the Respondent Player with the duration of sixmonth restriction on playing official matches,
To make decision that the Player has to pay the compensation for breach of contract of
with the amount of 110.000,00-EUR net, and also that the Club Wisla Plock be
considered jointly and severally liable from the compensation,
To apply a sporting sanction of transfer ban for two entire and consecutive registration
periods against the Club Wisla Plock”
d. Position of the Intervening Party
24. Despite being invited to do so, the new club of the player, failed to reply.
e. Additional Information as per TMS
25. On 28 February 2023, Wisła Płock S.A. entered a transfer instruction to permanently engage
the player at its club.
26. On 1 March 2023, the Polish Football Association (PZPN) requested the ITC of the player
from the Turkish Football Federation (TFF).
27. On 6 March 2023, PZPN submitted an exemption request to register the player.
28. On 30 March 2023, FIFA authorised the transfer under exceptional circumstances.
29. On 1 April 2023, TFF rejected the ITC request, on the basis that there has been no mutual
agreement regarding early termination of the employment contract between the former
club and the professional player.
30. On 4 April 2023, PZPN disputed the rejection of the ITC request, mentioning that the player
signed a contract with our affiliated club - Wisła Płock.
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III. Considerations of the Dispute Resolution Chamber
a. Competence and applicable legal framework
31. First of all, the Dispute Resolution Chamber (hereinafter also referred to as Chamber or
DRC) analysed whether it was competent to deal with the case at hand. In this respect, it
took note that the present matter was presented to FIFA on 6 March 2023 and submitted
for decision on 21 September 2023. Taking into account the wording of art. 34 of the March
2023 edition of the Procedural Rules Governing the Football Tribunal (hereinafter: the
Procedural Rules), the aforementioned edition of the Procedural Rules is applicable to the
matter at hand.
32. Subsequently, the members of the Chamber referred to art. 2 par. 1 of the Procedural Rules
and observed that in accordance with art. 23 par. 1 in combination with art. 22 lit. b) of the
Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players May 2023 edition), the Dispute Resolution
Chamber is competent to deal with the matter at stake, which concerns an employmentrelated dispute with an international dimension between a Czech player and a Turkish club.
33. Subsequently, the Chamber analysed which regulations should be applicable as to the
substance of the matter. In this respect, it confirmed that, in accordance with art. 26 par. 1
and 2 of the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (May 2023 edition), and
considering that the present claim was lodged on 6 March 2023, the May 2023 edition of
said regulations (hereinafter: the Regulations) is applicable to the matter at hand as to the
substance.
b. Burden of proof
34. The Chamber recalled the basic principle of burden of proof, as stipulated in art. 13
par. 5 of the Procedural Rules, according to which a party claiming a right on the basis of
an alleged fact shall carry the respective burden of proof. Likewise, the Chamber stressed
the wording of art. 13 par. 4 of the Procedural Rules, pursuant to which it may consider
evidence not filed by the parties, including without limitation the evidence generated by or
within the Transfer Matching System (TMS).
c. Merits of the dispute
35. Its competence and the applicable regulations having been established, the Chamber
entered into the merits of the dispute. In this respect, the Chamber started by
acknowledging all the above-mentioned facts as well as the arguments and the
documentation on file. However, the Chamber emphasised that in the following
considerations it will refer only to the facts, arguments and documentary evidence, which
it considered pertinent for the assessment of the matter at hand.
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i. Main legal discussion and considerations
36. The foregoing having been established, the Chamber moved to the substance of the
matter, and noted that the case at hand pertains to a claim for compensation for breach
of contract of the club against the player and a counterclaim of the player for outstanding
remuneration and compensation for breach of contract against the club.
37. The Chamber took note that the club argued that it had just cause to terminate the contract
due to the unauthorised absence of the player from 3 January until 26 January 2023 i.e.,
date of termination of the contract.
38. The DRC further noted that the player argued that club was aware that the reason for his
absence was due to his mental health condition. The DRC further observed that the player
additionally claimed that the club failed to comply with its contractual financial obligations.
39. In this context, the Chamber acknowledged that its task was to determine whether or not
the club, under the said circumstances, could validly terminate the contract with the player
due to his absence.
40. As a starting point, the Chamber stressed that the mental health of players is just as
important as their physical health, although not as much on display as physical injuries.
What is understood as common with regard to physical injuries, yet frequently overlooked
in cases of psychological issues, is the duty of care owed to players by their respective clubs.
As clubs are obliged to provide or arrange for treatment of physical injuries that occurred
while performing employment contracts, the same standard of care must be applied in
issues of a mental nature.
41. Against this background, the Chamber deemed it best to recall the circumstances of the
matter at hand, and therefore took the following into consideration:
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On 3 January 2023, following the absence of the player from training, the club issued a first
notice, requesting the player to report to training within two days or to submit his reasons for
absence;
On the same date the player’s representative informed the club that he is absent due to ill-health,
submitting a report from his psychiatrist in the Czech language, which will eventually be
provided in English;
On 6 January 2023, the club sent a second notice to the player reminding him of the provisions
of article 3.14 of the contract and requesting him to report to the club’s psychiatrist within 3
days;
On 9 January 2023, the player replied to the notice of the club, informing it that he is willing to
meet with the psychiatrist of the club;
On 19 January 2023, the club sent a third notice to the player, informing him that he has been
in continuous breach of his contract and granting him a final deadline to continue to provide
his service within 7 days; and
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On 26 January 2023, the club terminated the contract.
42. In this respect, the Chamber in consideration of the above events, noted that the player
did not provide any documentary evidence or corroborating documentation, proving that
he had authorisation to be absent from the club between the period 3 January to 26 January
2023, however the Chamber noted that the player informed the club that he was absent
due to his mental health condition on recommendation of his psychiatrist.
43. In this context, the Chamber noted that the player in his email to the club explained that
his absence was due to his mental health and accordingly submitted a medical report in
the Czech language, however failed to provide an English translation of the said certificate
to the club.
44. Following the aforesaid, the Chamber noted that the club reminded the player of article
3.14 of the contract and requested him to meet the psychiatrist of the club which the player
agreed to, however failed to comply with. In this regard, the Chamber held that by the
aforesaid concession the club could have in good faith believed that the player was willing
to cooperate, however he failed to adhere to this request and unilaterally decided to follow
the recommendation of his personal psychiatrist.
45. Moreover, the Chamber noted that until the termination of the contract, i.e., 26 January
2023, the club communicated with the player on repeated occasions, explaining in detail
its analysis of the situation while offering the player the opportunity to explain and/or
justify his position.
46. The Chamber however highlighted that a club considering the option of terminating a
contract with a player due to leaving the club without authorisation, should also respect
the ultima ratio principle; in that less stringent disciplinary measures should be considered
and applied first. In this regard, the club must first of all request the player to return to the
club and set a reasonable deadline to do so. In casu, the Chamber noted that the deadlines
provided by the club was rather short, the player was in the Czech Republic and the travel
arrangements for his return to Türkiye were not clearly established between the parties;
as a matter of fact the club failed to arrange the flight tickets of the player for his return
to Türkiye.
47. In continuation, the DRC mentioned that though the player was absent on account of his
mental health following the recommendation from his personal psychiatrist (i) he had not
been able to provide evidence demonstrating that he was authorised to be absent from
the club between the period 3 January to 26 January 2023, (ii) he has breached article 3.14
of the contract (iii) moreover on analysis of the counterclaim of the player, he failed to
address the allegations of the club and (iv) the medical report he submitted seems to be a
dialog of the player’s visits to his medical practitioner and not an official medical certificate
relating to his inability to provide his employment services as a result of his mental health.
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48. Consequently, the Chamber held that considering the aforesaid, the player cannot
exclusively rely on his mental health assessment as a reason not to return to the club,
therefore he is not entitled to receive any compensation for breach of contract.
ii. Consequences
49. Having stated the above the Chamber observed that the outstanding remuneration at the
time of termination, coupled with the specific requests for relief of the player, are
equivalent to two monthly salaries under the contract, amounting to EUR 44,000.
50. As a consequence, and in accordance with the general legal principle of pacta sunt servanda,
the Chamber decided that the Respondent is liable to pay to the Claimant the amounts
which were outstanding under the contract at the moment of the termination, i.e. EUR
44,000 (i.e. EUR 22,000 times 2).
51. In addition, taking into consideration the Claimant’s request as well as the constant practice
of the Chamber in this regard, the latter decided to award the Claimant interest at the rate
of 5% p.a. on the outstanding amounts as from the respective due dates until the date of
effective payment.
iii. Compliance with monetary decisions
52. Finally, taking into account the applicable Regulations, the Chamber referred to art. 24 par.
1 and 2 of the Regulations, which stipulate that, with its decision, the pertinent FIFA
deciding body shall also rule on the consequences deriving from the failure of the
concerned party to pay the relevant amounts of outstanding remuneration and/or
compensation in due time.
53. In this regard, the DRC highlighted that, against clubs, the consequence of the failure to
pay the relevant amounts in due time shall consist of a ban from registering any new
players, either nationally or internationally, up until the due amounts are paid. The overall
maximum duration of the registration ban shall be of up to three entire and consecutive
registration periods.
54. Therefore, bearing in mind the above, the DRC decided that the Respondent must pay the
full amount due (including all applicable interest) to the Claimant within 45 days of
notification of the decision, failing which, at the request of the Claimant, a ban from
registering any new players, either nationally or internationally, for the maximum duration
of three entire and consecutive registration periods shall become immediately effective on
the Respondent in accordance with art. 24 par. 2, 4, and 7 of the Regulations.
55. The Respondent shall make full payment (including all applicable interest) to the bank
account provided by the Claimant in the Bank Account Registration Form, which is attached
to the present decision.
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56. The DRC recalled that the above-mentioned ban will be lifted immediately and prior to its
complete serving upon payment of the due amounts, in accordance with art. 24 par. 8 of
the Regulations.
d. Costs
57. The Chamber referred to art. 25 par. 1 of the Procedural Rules, according to which
“Procedures are free of charge where at least one of the parties is a player, coach, football agent,
or match agent”. Accordingly, the Chamber decided that no procedural costs were to be
imposed on the parties.
58. Likewise, and for the sake of completeness, the Chamber recalled the contents of art. 25
par. 8 of the Procedural Rules and decided that no procedural compensation shall be
awarded in these proceedings.
59. Lastly, the DRC concluded its deliberations by rejecting any other requests for relief made
by any of the parties.
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Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber
1.
The claim of the Claimant/Counter-Respondent, Erzurumspor FK, is rejected.
2.
The claim of the Respondent/Counter-Claimant, Martin Hasek, is partially accepted.
3.
The
Claimant/Counter-Respondent,
Erzurumspor
FK,
must
Respondent/Counter-Claimant, Martin the following amount(s):
pay
to
the
- EUR 44,000 as outstanding remuneration plus 5% interest p.a. as from the respective
due dates until the date of effective payment as follows:
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On the amount of EUR 22,000 as from 1 January 2023
On the amount of EUR 22,000 as from 1 February 2023
4.
Any further claims of the Respondent/Counter-Claimant are rejected.
5.
Full payment (including all applicable interest) shall be made to the bank account indicated
in the enclosed Bank Account Registration Form.
6.
Pursuant to art. 24 of the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, if full payment
(including all applicable interest) is not made within 45 days of notification of this decision,
the following consequences shall apply:
1. The Claimant/Counter-Respondent shall be banned from registering any new players,
either nationally or internationally, up until the due amount is paid. The maximum
duration of the ban shall be of up to three entire and consecutive registration periods.
2. The present matter shall be submitted, upon request, to the FIFA Disciplinary Committee
in the event that full payment (including all applicable interest) is still not made by the
end of the three entire and consecutive registration periods.
7.
The consequences shall only be enforced at the request of the Respondent/CounterClaimant in accordance with art. 24 par. 7 and 8 and art. 25 of the Regulations on the Status
and Transfer of Players.
8.
This decision is rendered without costs.
For the Football Tribunal:
Emilio García Silvero
Chief Legal & Compliance Officer
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