Court of Arbitration for Sport: FIFA publishes its fourth "CAS & Football Annual Report"

FIFA has published its "CAS & Football Annual Report 2025" (155-page document available to download), "marking the fourth edition of this extensive publication, which provides an overview of FIFA's activities related to appeals lodged against its decisions before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), as well as a broader perspective on football’s involvement in CAS arbitration during the year", announced the international federation on 17/02/2026.

"Football disputes once again accounted for most of the cases registered at CAS (77%).The report also provides an overview of the most significant case law from both CAS and the Swiss Federal Tribunal, extracted from the FIFA quarterly reports on CAS Football Awards," added the body.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport is the competent authority to review and adjudicate on appeals filed against final decisions rendered by FIFA bodies (Article 49 of the Statutes). This ensures that football stakeholders (including member associations, confederations, players, clubs, officials, coaches and agents) have recourse to an independent arbitral…