Just Cause Despite a Defective Default Notice: CAS 2025/A/11494 Yukatel Adana Demirspor A.S. v. John Steven Mendoza Valencia & Club León FC

A default notice which does not satisfy the requirements of Article 14bis FIFA RSTP may nevertheless constitute an adequate warning for the purposes of Article 14.1. Where persistent payment defaults continue thereafter, their cumulative effect may justify termination with just cause, notwithstanding inaccuracies in the notice or the absence of an express threat of termination.

Illness and Contractual Termination: CAS 2025/A/11594 Sport Clube União Torrense Futebol v. Pedro Henrique Venaque Barbosa

Football regulations well establish that a player’s inability to perform due to illness or injury does not constitute just cause for unilateral termination by a club. Furthermore, said player has the right to choose where and with whom to seek medical treatment.

Termination Clause: CAS 2025/A/11526 Al Fayha Football Club v. Fabio Muchinel Tepedino

A contractually conferred unilateral termination right is exercised under its own terms; the FIFA RSTP/Swiss Law framework on termination with or without just cause applies only when a party terminates outside that agreed mechanism.

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