Sports Arbitration Settles the Dispute Regarding Al-Ahli and Al-Fateh Player Al-Buraikan
The Arbitration Committee at the Saudi Sports Arbitration Center confirmed, after weeks of controversy and mutual pleadings, the validity of the decisions issued by the Professionalism Committee regarding Firas Al-Buraikan's transfer to Al-Ahli, thus ending one of the hottest cases in the current sports season.
The case began when Al-Fateh Club filed an official complaint against three parties: Al-Ahli Club Company, the player Firas Al-Buraikan, and the Sports Link Marketing Foundation represented by Yazid Al-Nimr. The complaint was based on specific articles in the professionalism regulations, attempting to prove the occurrence of significant violations during the player's transfer process.
Al-Fateh expanded its demands, calling for strict penalties including banning Al-Ahli from registering players, suspending Al-Buraikan, and punishing his agent. Their protest relied on allegations of financial transfers in the player's account that were used – according to them – to pay the penalty clause amounting to about 35 million riyals.
After examining the documents and studying the responses from all parties, the Arbitration Committee found that the evidence presented by Al-Fateh did not suffice to prove any regulatory violation, thereby endorsing the previous decisions issued by the Professionalism and Players Affairs Committee without any modification.
Through its final decision, the committee confirmed the legality of Al-Ahli's position in the deal, affirming the validity of Al-Buraikan's transfer and the registration of his name in the club's records, and that the claims raised did not carry enough weight to cancel or halt the transfer procedures.
Thus, the Arbitration Center closes the curtain on one of the most prominent cases that occupied the sports community, ending the file by legally confirming Al-Buraikan's transfer to Al-Ahli and rejecting all of Al-Fateh's demands, concluding with a resolution that put an end to the controversy surrounding the deal since its inception.
The case began when Al-Fateh Club filed an official complaint against three parties: Al-Ahli Club Company, the player Firas Al-Buraikan, and the Sports Link Marketing Foundation represented by Yazid Al-Nimr. The complaint was based on specific articles in the professionalism regulations, attempting to prove the occurrence of significant violations during the player's transfer process.
Al-Fateh expanded its demands, calling for strict penalties including banning Al-Ahli from registering players, suspending Al-Buraikan, and punishing his agent. Their protest relied on allegations of financial transfers in the player's account that were used – according to them – to pay the penalty clause amounting to about 35 million riyals.
After examining the documents and studying the responses from all parties, the Arbitration Committee found that the evidence presented by Al-Fateh did not suffice to prove any regulatory violation, thereby endorsing the previous decisions issued by the Professionalism and Players Affairs Committee without any modification.
Through its final decision, the committee confirmed the legality of Al-Ahli's position in the deal, affirming the validity of Al-Buraikan's transfer and the registration of his name in the club's records, and that the claims raised did not carry enough weight to cancel or halt the transfer procedures.
Thus, the Arbitration Center closes the curtain on one of the most prominent cases that occupied the sports community, ending the file by legally confirming Al-Buraikan's transfer to Al-Ahli and rejecting all of Al-Fateh's demands, concluding with a resolution that put an end to the controversy surrounding the deal since its inception.