CAS upholds Algerian appeal in football shirt map dispute

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Morocco soccer shirt depicting map of W. Sahara breaches rules

A court governing international soccer disputes has ruled that depicting the disputed Western Sahara as part of Morocco on club jerseys violates rules against political messaging. The Switzerland-based Court of Arbitration for Sport, or CAS, on Wednesday upheld an appeal from Algeria’s soccer federation contesting the Confederation of African Football’s April 2024 decision allowing a northern Moroccan club to wear jerseys featuring the disputed …

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CAS terms Morocco club shirt depicting map of disputed area as breach of rules

CAS upheld an appeal from Algeria’s federation contesting the Confederation of African Football’s April 2024 decision allowing a northern Moroccan club to wear jerseys featuring the disputed Western Sahara map.

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Sports highest court says Moroccan soccer shirt depicting map of disputed area was breach of rules

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A court governing international soccer disputes has ruled that depicting the disputed Western Sahara as part of Morocco on club jerseys violates rules against political messaging.

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CAS upholds Algerian appeal in football shirt map dispute

LAUSANNE: The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Wednesday ruled in favour of the Algerian football federation in a row over a map of Morocco on shirts worn by Renaissance Berkane in the 2024 CAF Confederation Cup. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

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The Arbitral Court of Sport (TAS) gave the Algerian Football Federation the right on Wednesday 26 February in the case against its Moroccan counterpart and the African Football Confederation concerning the jerseys of the Moroccan club of the RS Berkane which showed Western Sahara as an integral part of Morocco.

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The Court of Sports Arbitration (TAS), the international body based in the Swiss city of Lausanne that conducts disputes in the field of sport, has ruled in favour of Algeria for the use of a map that included the territory of Western Sahara in the t-shirt of a Moroccan club.