Translator：Jiang Wenyu

Shanghai Landing Law Offices, Bing Zhang and Yu Zhuang（Kiera）have been appointed by Uzbekistani soccer player Odil Akhmedov Alimjonovich (hereinafter referred to as "the Player") to represent him in the dispute of unpaid wages between the Player and Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Football Club (hereinafter referred to as "the Club") of the Chinese Super League (CSL). Recently FIFA has issued an award in favor of all the player's arbitration request.

Landing Lawyers communicated with the players in the early stage to fully understand the structure of the salary and bonus as well as the situation of early termination of the contract between the two parties, formulated the corresponding plan, drafted the application for arbitration at the same time, and organized the relevant evidence into a booklet to be submitted to the FIFA Football Tribunal (formerly known as the FIFA Dispute Resolution Committee (FIFA DRC), hereinafter referred to as the "Football Tribunal").

The decision of the Football Tribunal supported all the player's arbitration requests, including salary arrears, bonuses and interest, and the club should pay the full amount of the player's arbitration request to the player's registered bank account within 45 days of the effective date of the decision.

Since the club did not fulfill its obligation to pay the player within the time limit as required by the FIFA award, Landing lawyers applied to FIFA for a disciplinary sanction against the club in accordance with the relevant rules, and FIFA and the Chinese Football Association (CFA) were responsible for implementing the ban on international and domestic registered transfers respectively.

The club paid all outstanding wages to Odil Akhmedov Alimjonovich at the end of February and the registration ban has now been lifted. Landing’s representation was adopted by the soccer court, and the unpaid wages were all enforced, effectively safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of the players, and the professional legal services were highly recognized by the players.