The Russia-Ukraine conflict, though tense and unstable, does not constitute an unforeseeable or fundamental change, as it was already ongoing at the time of signing and its risks were known and consciously accepted by the Player.
CAS 2024/A/10491 Mathias Antonsen Normann v. FC Dynamo Moscow; CAS 2024/A/10492 FC Dynamo Moscow JSC v. Mathias Antonsen Normann & Al Raed; CAS 2024/A/10493 Al Raed Sport Club v. FC Dynamo Moscow[1]
Introduction
This case centers around Norwegian football player Mathias Normann’s (Player) attempt to invoke force majeure and rebus sic stantibus to justify leaving FC Dynamo Moscow (Club or Dynamo Moscow) during the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. The Panel had to assess whether these extraordinary circumstances rendered the continuation of his contract impossible or whether he had terminated it without just cause and to determine the resulting consequences.
Factual Background
On 31 December 2019, the Player and the Russian football club FC Rostov (Rostov) entered into an employment agreement, which was valid until 31 December 2024, and was later extended until 31 December 2025.
In February 2022, the conflict...
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