Dr Carlos Iparraguirre: «AFA chamber is far quicker than the courts» | OneFootball

The AFA Dispute Resolution Chamber is an arbitration tribunal that is being used increasingly in Argentine football to resolve financial disputes between the various actors in the sport. According to lawyer Carlos Iparraguirre, who spoke with the ADN Gol team, it offers key advantages such as being faster than the ordinary courts, having specialized arbitrators, and providing swift enforcement of awards through the AFA Executive Committee.

In this context, several cases involving financial claims between clubs were mentioned:

Carlos Iparraguirre on how the Chamber works: “In sport, alternative dispute resolution methods are growing more and more… efforts are being made to resolve them not in the courts, but within the arbitration tribunals created at the federation level.”

Carlos Iparraguirre on the composition of the panels: “Panels are formed depending on the case… Each party puts forward one… and the third is appointed by the Chamber’s Executive Secretariat.”

Carlos Iparraguirre on the advantages of the system: “First, it is faster than court proceedings. Second, those who will decide are specialists in the matter… and the third aspect is enforceability after the decision…”

Carlos Iparraguirre on the time it took to resolve his case: “It took less than a year. Yes, I think the request was made around November 2024, and by October it was resolved.”

Host of the segment on caps in contracts: “Why does San Lorenzo set a cap of $350,000? It accepts the agreement but says that…” to which Iparraguirre replied: “It is a practice that some professional football clubs have started to introduce… they say that clause was later called the Tevez clause.”

Carlos Iparraguirre on the exclusivity of this route: “If you chose this route… it then carries the weight of a judgment… you accept the conditions of arbitration and you have to respect them.”

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.