BEIJING, June 2 - FIFA has finally made a final judgment in the dispute between Bruno, the former head of China's women's soccer team and French coach, and his team with China's Football Association (CFA), requiring the CFA to pay Bruno and his team about 1.6 million U.S. dollars in liquidated damages and interest.
Recall that Bruno was in charge of the women's soccer team from 2015 to 2017, leading the team to the last eight at the Rio Olympics. However, at the expiration of his contract, Bruno and the FA disagreed over the contract and litigation was imminent.
In March 2020, FIFA ruled that the FA had unlawfully terminated the contract and was liable to pay Bruno Bini and his assistants more than US$1.1 million and nearly US$500,000 in damages.The FA was dissatisfied with the ruling and appealed it to the International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).In January 2021, a hearing was held at the CAS.
In May 2021, the CAS upheld Bruno Bini's claim. However, the FA was slow to implement the ruling until April 7 this year, when the FIFA Disciplinary Committee declared that the FA had failed to fulfill its obligation to pay approximately US$1.6 million, and gave the FA a 60-day deadline to do so. If the FA still fails to fulfill the deadline, it may face harsher penalties. At present, there is no definite information revealed about whether the FA has paid the outstanding amount and paid the penalty. (Water and Earth Editor)
