Mexican soccer club León gets court date for legal fight against FIFA over Club World Cup entry

The Court of Sports Arbitration said Friday that it will conduct an expedited trial next month to process the appeal of the Mexican club León, which tries to revoke a FIFA decision to expel him from the Club World Cup in the United States.

Mexican soccer club León gets court date for legal fight against FIFA over Club World Cup entry

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Sport's highest court said Friday it will hold fast-track appeals next month as Mexican soccer club León tries to overturn a FIFA decision to expel it from the Club World Cup in the United States.

FIFA kicked Club León out of the Club World Cup. Could Club América replace them?

Mexican professional soccer club León has been expelled from the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup due to ownership violations, leaving one coveted tournament spot up for grabs. Soccer’s world governing body is now considering a high-stakes playoff between Liga MX powerhouse Club América of Mexico City and Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles FC to determine León’s replacement. Like the more famous World Cup, the Club World Cup is run by FIFA. Club León…

The Court of Sports Arbitration (TAS) will conduct an expedited process in May to process the Lion's appeal, which attempts to reverse FIFA's decision to expel him from the Club World Cup in the United States for violating the rules regarding the multi-ownership of teams. The highest court of the sport indicated that Fiera and her brother club Pachuca filed appeals against the FIFA resolution last month, which states that, since they have the sa…

Miguel Herrera, coach of the Costa Rican Football Team, trusts that the Court of Sports Arbitration (TAS), agrees with the Lion team to participate in the 2025 Club World Cup, from which he was excluded by FIFA because he does not meet the criteria of multi-proprietaryness. “León lo lo [...] The article “Piojo” Herrera trusts that the TAS will give the Lion the consent for the Club World Cup. appeared first in: 88.9 News.

ZURICH, Switzerland.- The Supreme Court of Arbitration of Sport (TAS) announced this Friday that they accepted the individual appeals of the Mexican teams León and Pachuca against FIFA's decision to leave the first of them out of the World Club Cup to be held in summer. “Pachuca and Club León presented [...] The entry TAS will receive the Lion on May 5 aparece primero en PSN Noticias.