A large amount of player contract disputes occur in football world every year. In recent years, with the improvement of the entire environment of Chinese Football League, many football clubs input more funds to buy high level foreign players, which have improved the level of Chinese football league to a great extent. Meanwhile, the player contract disputes have been upgraded in Chinese Football League. As lawyer of domestic clubs and players and arbitrator of the Court of Arbitration in Sport (CAS), the author has joined in the process of the settlement of many disputes before Chinese Football Association, FIFA and the CAS in recent years. In this article, I will summarize my experiences in the process of dealing with football player contract disputes and analyze the correct way to settle different sorts of football player contract disputes and the jurisdiction in order to protect the benefits of clubs and players in Chinese Football League and promote the fusion and integration between Chinese Football and International Football in the legal system. |